1,600 crocodile skins seized in China

Representational picture

Representational picture

Beijing: More than 1,600 pieces of crocodile skins and 500 kg of what seemed to be crocodile beef were seized in China’s Guangxi Zhuang province, officials pronounced Thursday.

The seizures were done from a house carrying a series of vast polystyrene boxes.

Upon inspection, a boxes contained what 1,609 crocodile skins, any around 1.4 meters long, and 506 kg of crocodile meat, Xinhua news group reported.

Crocodiles are personal as involved in China. Crocodile skins are mostly used for oppulance handbags.

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