Man fined R500,000 after trying to smuggle 50 protected parrot eggs out of SA
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A man was convicted for trying to smuggle 50 protected parrot eggs through OR Tambo International Airport. He received a fine of R500,000 or a five-year prison sentence, which was suspended for five years. Authorities are using this case to pursue a larger international wildlife trafficking network.
A parrot egg smuggler caught attempting to traffic 50 protected eggs through OR Tambo International Airport has been convicted and handed a R500,000 fine or five years’ imprisonment, suspended for five years, as authorities pursue a wider international wildlife trafficking network.