Australian tip-off leads to online wildlife trafficking sting in Indonesia

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated February 11 2016 - 7:15pm, first published 4:56pm
Most of the animals smuggled to Australia from Indonesia are reptiles – such as the green tree python (pictured) –which are often sent live in the mail.  Photo: Supplied
Most of the animals smuggled to Australia from Indonesia are reptiles – such as the green tree python (pictured) –which are often sent live in the mail. Photo: Supplied
An Indonesian police official and forestry ministry conservation officers burn the head of a crocodile during  extermination of crime evidence of protected animals in Jakarta last week. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
An Indonesian police official and forestry ministry conservation officers burn the head of a crocodile during extermination of crime evidence of protected animals in Jakarta last week. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Officials display evidence of crime in the form of tiger skins and other rare animals last week. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Officials display evidence of crime in the form of tiger skins and other rare animals last week. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
An Indonesian police official shows wallets made from tiger skin in Jakarta last week.
   Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
An Indonesian police official shows wallets made from tiger skin in Jakarta last week. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Indonesian officials burn products made from the illegal poaching of tigers and other protected animals in Jakarta last week.

  Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Indonesian officials burn products made from the illegal poaching of tigers and other protected animals in Jakarta last week. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah

Jakarta: A tip-off from the Australian Federal Police led to a sting that nabbed two Indonesians who had smuggled Papuan reptiles to Australia in an international online wildlife trafficking operation.

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