ICA foils smuggling attempt of live leopard gecko at Changi Airfreight Centre

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SINGAPORE: A live leopard gecko was uncovered in a smuggling attempt at Changi Airfreight Centre on Aug 3, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Tuesday (Sep 19) evening. ICA said in a Facebook post that its officers had detected anomalies in the scanned images of a package and uncovered

SINGAPORE: A live leopard gecko was uncovered in a smuggling attempt at Changi Airfreight Centre on Aug 3, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said on Tuesday evening.

The leopard gecko is native to dry and semi-desert areas in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and northwest India and can be found in a variety of colours, patterns, and sizes.The case has been referred to the National Parks Board for further investigations and the leopard gecko is under the care of NParks' Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation, ICA said.

Illegal trade in wildlife threatens biodiversity and disrupts ecosystems around the world, and can also pose serious health risks, as it evades biosecurity and sanitary controls, ICA said.

 

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