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Colombian authorities said connected Friday they person confiscated a shipment of 3,493 shark fins which were to beryllium illegally trafficked to Hong Kong from Bogota's airport.
Environmental authorities successful the superior said the quantity of fins meant betwixt 900 and 1,000 sharks betwixt 1 and 5 meters (3 to 16 feet) successful magnitude would person to beryllium killed.
In immoderate countries shark fins are sold arsenic having wellness benefits.
The shipment -- packed successful 10 packages and the merchandise of amerciable sportfishing -- came from the municipality of Roldanillo, successful Colombia's southwest, Bogota's situation caput said.
"The shipping institution was who initially alerted biology authorities and police," Secretary Carolina Urrutia said.
"The constabulary are taking samples to cognize precisely what taxon they are, but we cognize that determination are much than 3 taxon of shark which beryllium successful Colombian waters."
The nationalist constabulary volition grip the investigation, she added, and person asked the shipping institution for each accusation connected the sender and the shipment's last destination.
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