Polish customs on June 23, 2009 found 121 Central Asian tortoises, a threatened species, bound so tightly in black tape that their heads could barely squeeze out from their shells.
Customs officers arrested a 34-year-old Ukrainian man allegedly attempting to cross the border into Poland with the animals where they sell for 200 Polish zlotys ($62) to people who generally want them as pets.
A customs sniffer dog discovered the tortoises stacked in a converted gasoline tank of the suspect's car. The tortoises will be given to a zoo in nearby Zamosc.
The suspect could face up to five years in prison if convicted of trafficking in exotic species.
Source: huffingtonpost
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