Dutch Find 1.9 Million Frozen Sparrows in Cargo
Reuters
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands —
Customs officers in the port of Rotterdam seized a cargo of 1.9 million frozen sparrows Thursday, the Dutch news agency ANP reported.
The cargo was discovered in two containers that arrived from China and were ultimately bound for Italy, where the birds were to be sold for human consumption.
Sparrows are protected by law in the Netherlands.
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