KLIA Customs seizes record haul of pangolin scales from Africa

And yet another illegal wildlife shipment. This time 712kg of pangolin scales, worth more than $2m, were found at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The two shipments arrived from Congo and Ghana, labelled as “general product” and “dry herbs”, with a fake company address. Both shipments flew with Emirates, via Dubai. Etihad’s chief of sustainability, speaking at the WCS in March, said airlines should look out for familiar labels and routes, as criminals tend to use the same ones several times. Emirates, meanwhile, has ...