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    • Lawmen seize giant clams worth $3.3m 

      (Manila Standard, March 6, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine authorities have seized illegally harvested giant clam shells worth $3.3 million as smugglers turn to the endangered creatures as substitute for the illicit ivory trade. In one of the biggest operations of its ...
    • Record haul: P1.2b giant clams seized in Palawan 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 18, 2021, on page A1)
      Authorities have seized some 200 tons of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the country. The Coast Guard said four suspects were arrested ...