Jakarta port authorities seize 3 tons of pangolin scales in Cambodia-bound container

Mongabay
Mar 20, 2026, 3:58 am110 ptsTrending
JAKARTA — Customs inspectors at the Indonesian capital’s main port uncovered more than 3 metric tons of pangolin scales in a shipping container bound for Cambodia in late February, in one of the largest seizures of the critically endangered mammal in years. “We are committed to tightening export controls…

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