Peruvian authorities showcase illegal weapons seized as part of operation Trigger VI carried out last month. | INTERPOL
A police operation targeting an illegal arms-trafficking network last month across South America led to the arrest of around 4,000 suspects and the seizing of thousands of illicit firearms, Interpol carried out last month Tuesday.
Operation Trigger VI saw talmost 4,000 suspects taken into custody in all 13 South American countries, with around 200,000 illicit firearms, parts, components, ammunition and explosives seized.
Some of the arrests made included members of a Uruguayan gang, who were using social media to promote violence by posting photographs of themselves flaunting illegal weapons.
Gorilla Among 200 Endangered Species Threatened By Conflict: Conservationists By Nina LARSON
04/28/21 AT 9:28 PM
Civil unrest and military exercises pose heightened risks to more than 200 threatened species, including elephant populations and the critically-endangered Eastern gorilla, conservationists warned Wednesday.
A report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature examined the close interplay between the environment and armed conflict, warning that human violence and unrest were taking a devastating toll on nature.
The report stressed that sustainable management of natural resources should be seen as a tool to help preserve peace. A baby mountain gorilla, a subspecies of the Eastern gorilla, in the Sabyinyo Mountains of Rwanda Photo: AFP / Ivan Lieman
Gorilla among 200 endangered species threatened by conflict
published : 29 Apr 2021 at 08:45
1 A baby mountain gorilla, a subspecies of the Eastern gorilla, in the Sabyinyo Mountains of Rwanda.
GENEVA: Civil unrest and military exercises pose heightened risks to more than 200 threatened species, including elephant populations and the critically-endangered Eastern gorilla, conservationists warned Wednesday.
A report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature examined the close interplay between the environment and armed conflict, warning that human violence and unrest were taking a devastating toll on nature.
The report stressed that sustainable management of natural resources should be seen as a tool to help preserve peace.
Man Arrested At JFK Airport After 35 Birds Intended For Singing Contests Found In His Clothing
Customs officials at New York s JFK Airport discovered 35 live finches attached to a man s jacket and ankles as he attempted to smuggle them into the country for singing competitions, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
According to a complaint, a search revealed Kevin Andre McKenzie, 36, was wearing dozens of small cylindrical containers with mesh-covered openings, allowing the birds inside to breathe, according to photos released by the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
The birds were concealed in his suit jacket and beneath his pants legs, with each bird hidden inside a hair curler, according to the complaint.
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