24 april 2011
Barbary macaques seized in Spain
During Operation GAPIN, an international enforcement initiative co-ordinated by the World Customs Organization (WCO), more than 100 seizures of wildlife protected by CITES were made during the 2 week transregional operation in January and February to combat the illegal cross-border trade in wildlife and their derivatives.
Also a Barbary macaque was confiscated from a car that was on the ferry arriving from Morocco to Algeciras. This monkey was supposed to be smuggled to France.
http://www.traffic.org/home/2011/3/2/wcos-operation-gapin-yields-spectacular-results.html
A second macaque was confiscated from a private home in La Linea near Gibraltar last month.
Also a Barbary macaque was confiscated from a car that was on the ferry arriving from Morocco to Algeciras. This monkey was supposed to be smuggled to France.
http://www.traffic.org/home/2011/3/2/wcos-operation-gapin-yields-spectacular-results.html
A second macaque was confiscated from a private home in La Linea near Gibraltar last month.