A large number of illegal wildlife products were seized in Istanbul.
The Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry seized a large number of illegal wildlife products during inspections carried out with law enforcement forces in Istanbul.
In the post on the social network account of the General Department, it is said that, at the direction of the prosecutor's office, an inspection was carried out with law enforcement forces at the address in the Maltepe district, according to the instructions of the prosecutor's office, and many illegal wildlife products such as ivory, caretta shell, crocodile skin, deer trophies were seized.
THIS IS THE PRODUCT RECEIVED
The products seized during the inspection are listed as follows:
“106 ivory rosaries, 101 ivory rosaries, 180 wolf teeth,
10 ring-shaped hollow elephant tusks, 8 egg-shaped elephant tusks,
13 rosaries made of caretta shells, 8 lion nails, 1250 grams of ivory pieces,
52 decorative objects made of ivory, a rosary of deer antlers and a ring, a hat made of crocodile skin and crocodile teeth, a rosary of whale teeth,
“8 deer trophies, 1 antelope skin, 1 mink skin, 1 crocodile head, 1 bobcat head, 1 viper snake classification, 3 beaver trophies and jaws, 10 crocodile claws, 10 crocodile teeth, 2 buffalo horns, 33 rosaries made from buffalo horns.”
In the post, it was pointed out that the business owner would be subject to an administrative fine and said: “A compensation penalty will be imposed on the confiscated products of our local species. Additionally, judicial proceedings will be initiated against the person in question. We do not allow any illegal activities targeting wildlife.” expression was used.
