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Italian traveler faces fine over dried crocodile head
At Torino's Caselle Airport, a crocodile head belonging to an endangered species was found inside the luggage of an Italian traveler coming from Miami via Istanbul. The man attempted to conceal the head by wrapping it in paper in order to manipulate inspection and customs procedures. Authorities confiscated the head and placed the traveler under investigation for smuggling a sample of a protected species under the Washington Convention, which safeguards endangered animals. The man may face a fine ranging from 20,000 to 200,000 euros or imprisonment for six months to one year, as part of a campaign to combat illegal wildlife trade in Italy. Turkey and Italy are major transit hubs for organized crime involved in smuggling endangered animals and plants.
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