These are some of the greatest busts in the rare and exotic animal trade.
Baby Tiger
In this Aug. 22, 2010 photo released by Suvarnabhumi Airport Wildlife Checkpoint of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, a baby tiger cub is found among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, at Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand. Authorities at Bangkok's international airport found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase.
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Pig Nosed Turtles
On April 1, 2013, authorities seized the illegal shipment of live 687 pig nosed turtles at the airport in Jakarta that originated from Papua province, a known habitat of the rare fresh water turtles.
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The pig nosed turtles were less than a month old and were sent in a box, but it is unknown where the turtles were supposed to end up. The pig-nosed turtles are listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which imposes international trade restrictions to protect the species from over-exploitation.
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Falcons
A Pakistani custom official prepares to release falcons at a bird sanctuary on the outskirts of Karachi on January 24, 2013. Pakistan authorities intercepted six falcons that were being smuggled to the gulf.
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