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Somalia: Somaliland Detains Austrian Over Spiny-Tailed Lizard Smuggling

Published by AllAfrica By contact@horndiplomat.com (Horn Diplomat) · 2 October 2026 at 20:47
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Somalia: Somaliland Detains Austrian Over Spiny-Tailed Lizard Smuggling
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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- Somaliland police and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change have detained an Austrian national in the port city of Berbera after he was allegedly caught attempting to purchase and collect spiny-tailed lizards, locally known as caasho-badhi.

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