| Abstract: |
Zebra, elephant, bear, crocodile and whale meat was in the 43 tonnes of wild meat seized during May in INTERPOL’s Operation Thunderstorm. Australia and New Zealand were two of the 92 countries which participated in the international operation initiated by the INTERPOL Wildlife Crime Working Group. The operation involved police, customs, border, environment, wildlife and forestry agencies and resulted in millions of dollars worth of seizures. Operation Thunderstorm was coordinated by INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO) in conjunction with the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), which includes the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat, UNODC and the World Bank |
