Army Colonel Being Held For Keeping Private Zoos, Animal-Trafficking
April 17 2017
Police in Guinea are holding an army colonel suspected of trafficking in animals, reports Reuters.
Col. Ibrahima Bangoura was arrested in the capital Conakry on April 12, said police on Saturday.
Police recovered 33 animals and 12 species from two of the colonel's properties, which were described as private zoos, said a charity that worked on the investigation. All the animals were released into the wild except for four chimpanzees that were taken to a sanctuary.
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