Maltese truck driver arrested in Catania

A Maltese truck driver and two Italians were today arrested by Italian police in Catania and charged with smuggling endangered exotic birds to Malta, ANSA news agency reported. Investigators confiscated 200 birds, which were given to a wildlife rescue...

A Maltese truck driver and two Italians were today arrested by Italian police in Catania and charged with smuggling endangered exotic birds to Malta, ANSA news agency reported.

Investigators confiscated 200 birds, which were given to a wildlife rescue centre for eventual release, and $1,320.

It is believed the suspects hoped to sell the birds in Malta.

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