1,500 live turtles found wrapped in duct tape at Manila airport
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia corresponden from on (#4AAG5)
Four suitcases abandoned in arrivals area contain rare and protected varieties of tortoises
Police in the Philippines have discovered 1,529 live turtles wrapped in duct tape inside suitcases abandoned in an airport.
The customs bureau seized four suitcases in Manila on Sunday and found they were filled with rare and protected varieties including star tortoises, red-footed tortoises, sulcata tortoises and red-eared sliders.
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