Endangered tortoises returned to Tanzania as evidence in wildlife trafficking case

Over 100 endangered tortoises have been repatriated to Tanzania from Thailand to serve as evidence in an ongoing case against a wildlife smuggling network, Interpol announced on Friday.

The 116 tortoises were initially discovered more than two years ago, concealed in the luggage of a Ukrainian woman at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Tragically, 98 of the reptiles have since died, though the surviving tortoises were handed over to…