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Indonesia seizes ton of endangered pangolin scales meant for Chinese clients

A law enforcement official said four suspects will be charged with illegal possession of carcasses of protected animals.

Indonesian authorities said they have foiled a plot to smuggle more than a ton of scales from endangered pangolins worth more than a million US dollars (Binsar Bakkara/AP)
Indonesian authorities said they have foiled a plot to smuggle more than a ton of scales from endangered pangolins worth more than a million US dollars (Binsar Bakkara/AP) (Binsar Bakkara/AP)