Nigeria arrests suspected pangolin trafficking kingpin on the run

Mongabay
Apr 27, 2026, 2:51 pm127 ptsTrending
Authorities in Nigeria have arrested the suspected kingpin of a transnational pangolin trafficking network, the latest in a series of high-profile wildlife busts in the country. Shamsideen Abubakar was linked to a September 2021 case in which authorities seized 1,009.5 kilograms (2,226 pounds) of scales in…

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