PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): A man smuggling 350 tortoises of Afghan origin has been arrested in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, official said on Saturday.
Arrested in Mochko area, the alleged smuggler told customs authorities he had acquired the reptiles from Quetta, the capital of southwestern Balochistan province.
“An FIR has been registered against Baaz Mohammed who was bringing the tortoises from Quetta to Karachi in a bus,” said Dr Ali Raza Turabi, deputy collector of customs.
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