Australia hands record prison sentence to reptile smuggler in trafficking crackdown

Mongabay
Feb 25, 2026, 4:16 pm186 pts
The seizure of dozens of live Western blue-tongued lizards, bearded dragons and spiny-tailed skinks covertly packed into popcorn bags, biscuit tins and women’s handbags have led to the longest prison sentence ever doled out to a wildlife smuggler in Australia. On February 13, a New South Wales District Court…

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