'Top' pangolin traffickers caught by undercover sting operation - interesting news bbc

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The leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four-year investigation and a trial in Nigeria.

They pleaded guilty last month to smuggling the scales of endangered African pangolins.

These "top-of-the-pyramid" traffickers were responsible for half the illegal trade in pangolin scales.