Turtle traffickers arrested for selling endangered animals for dinner

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

Eight people were arrested in Puerto Rico on charges of selling endangered sea turtles for human consumption, federal authorities said. The suspects were allegedly involved in selling the meat of 15 hawksbill turtles and seven green turtles, an undercover operation revealed.

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