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    People Arrested For Selling Lion Cubs And Exotic Animals In Lebanon
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    People Arrested For Selling Crocodiles And Exotic Animals In Lebanon

    By Hussein YassineDecember 20, 2020
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    An environmental organization recently complained to the Beirut Police Unit of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) about a group of people selling wild animals, violating animal protection and welfare laws.

    ISF personnel contacted the sellers, posing as interested buyers of 2 lion cubs and a crocodile, and agreeing on a date for receiving them in exchange for $900, the ISF’s General Directorate said in a statement.

    Beirut’s Al-Bastah Platoon then set up an ambush during the fake exchange and arrested 23-year-old Syrian national “H.Z.” and 26-year-old Lebanese national “A.M.”

    A crocodile that had been put up for sale in Lebanon.
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    Further investigation led to 2 shops that had been selling wild animals. Police seized 4 sharks, a ferret, 4 rodents and reptiles, including 2 Iguanas, in addition to around 5 parrots and other animals.

    The supplier of the crocodile was then uncovered (Lebanese national S.S., 31), along with 3 additional shops in several areas, where more than 10 exotic and rare birds were discovered put up for sale.

    “The animals were handed over to the plaintiff association and the Ministry of Agriculture – Directorate of Animal Resources – for cooperation between them after they had been appointed judicial guards over them,” the ISF’s statement said.

    قوى الامن تضبط بحوزة أحد الاشخاص تمساحاً وانواعاً كثيرة من الحيوانات النادرة ضمن مكافحة التجارة الغير مشروعة بالحيوانات المعرّضة للانقراض#قوى_الامن #لبنانhttps://t.co/Lrrp1B8T2N pic.twitter.com/aWxDaTqVAU

    — قوى الامن الداخلي (@LebISF) December 19, 2020

    All of the suspects but A.M. were released, and the latter will remain in custody for the ISF to reach the rest of the violators uncovered during the investigation.

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