The Colombian National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN) seized 3,400 live orchids that were intended for export without the permits required by international regulations for the protection of wild species. The operation took place at the Simón Bolívar International Bridge in Cúcuta, where authorities discovered a shipment distributed in 13 boxes and valued at $153,581,100 COP. The orchids were protected under the CITES Convention. The plants b…
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The Colombian National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN) seized 3,400 live orchids that were intended for export without the permits required by international regulations for the protection of wild species. The operation took place at the Simón Bolívar International Bridge in Cúcuta, where authorities discovered a shipment distributed in 13 boxes and valued at $153,581,100 COP. The orchids were protected under the CITES Convention. The plants b…