KARACHI – Pakistani authorities have thwarted a bid to smuggle endangered birds out of the country.
The falcons are thought to be worth about 200 million rupees (£950,000; $1.2m) on the black market.
Collector of Customs Mohammad Saqif said they were all on the endangered species list, and were being smuggled from Afghanistan to “Arab countries.”
Officers from the Anti-Smuggling Organisation of Pakistan Customs learnt about the smuggling plan and raided a number of residences in the southern port city of Karachi this week, Saqif said.(CNN)
