Over 1,500 exotic turtles worth £65,626 were found wrapped in duct tape and packed in suitcases at Manila airport after being smuggled from Hong Kong.
The creatures were discovered squirming in four bags when they were run through the X-ray machine at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The bags were owned by one passenger travelling from Hong Kong and included star, redfoot and sulcata tortoises as well as red-eared terrapins worth 4.5 million Philippine peso (£65,623) on the black market.
The turtles were packed into boxes after being taped up and flown to Manila from Hong Kong
The Filipino passenger had spread the rare turtles throughout numerous bags and bound them with tape
A customs official holds one of the confiscated turtles above a group of dozens of the little creatures in a cardboard box
One of the terrified little turtles sits inside its shell as it is handled by customs officials at Manila airport
The Filipino traveller who owned the bags left them unclaimed in the arrivals area, but could face a prison sentence of one to two years or a fine of between £291 and £2,916.
The 1,529 live animals were turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit, the authorities said.
Convictions for the illegal trading of wildlife are punishable by a prison sentence of up to two years and a fine of up to 200,000 pesos (£3,000).
A box packed with turtles (left) nad a bag packed up with clothes and other goods is littered with tortoises and terrapins (right)
Some of the valuable animals were packed into this oblong cardboard box and wrapped in duct tape
The haul included star, redfoot and sulcata tortoises as well as red-eared terrapins which would have fetched tens of thousands of pounds on the black market
One of the little creatures is held aloft by a customs official, they were handed over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit
In 2018, Philippine authorities turned over a total of 560 wildlife and endangered species, including 250 geckos and 254 corals smuggled through air parcels, baggage and shipments.
The airport has also apprehended 63 iguanas, chameleons and bearded dragons this year.
The reptiles were turned over by the Bureau of Customs NAIA to the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit.
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Main photo article Over 1,500 exotic turtles worth £65,626 were found wrapped in duct tape and packed in suitcases at Manila airport after being smuggled from Hong Kong.
The creatures were discovered squirming in four bags when they were run through the X-ray machine at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
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