Pozzallo Port: 377 Exotic Animals Seized From One Maltese Man
Guardia di finanza and customs officials catch one Maltese man with 300 tortoises and 77 parrots for car wey dey go Malta; ASP di Ragusa vets confam say car no get space or temperature control.
Pozzallo port for Ragusa province, finanzieri from Pozzallo Tenenza and officials from Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli catch one Maltese man as he dey carry 377 exotic animals inside car. According to Ragusa News, Giornale di Sicilia, Ragusa Oggi and Quotidiano di Ragusa, the man dey near the imbarco for the catamaran wey dey go Malta when dem stop am.
All four reports talk say na 300 testuggini and 77 pappagalli wey the man pack inside the car. Giornale di Sicilia and Quotidiano di Ragusa report say ASP di Ragusa veterinarians come the place and confam say the car no get correct space or temperature control to protect the animals' health. Quotidiano di Ragusa add say 76 of the 77 parrots belong to species wey the Washington Convention dey protect.
But the reports no dey clear on wetin happen to the man. Ragusa News talk say dem 'denunciato' am, meaning dem report am to authorities. The other reports talk say dem 'intercettato' or 'fermato' am. We no fit confirm from the sources if dem later charge am for court. Also, Quotidiano di Ragusa talk say dem hand over further investigations to the Squadra operativa Cites of the Guardia di finanza, but the source cut off before e talk the city, so we no go name am.
The joint control by finanzieri and dogane officials na the main thing wey all four reports agree on. As of now, na just the seizure and the man's interception wey dem confam; the legal status and the full investigation still dey open.