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Binh Dinh Province market management authorities and police seized 102 sea turtles that were being illegally transported in a car by a trafficker yesterday following a tip-off from the public.
Of the endangered, protected amphibians, the largest had a shell measuring 0.85 metres long.
Their total value was over VND500 million (USD24,300) on the market, officials said.
Pham Quoc Thanh, 37, from the southern province of Ben Tre, the trafficker, was arrested after failing to furnish documents related to their origin.
