(Brazilian) Dentist Accused of Killing Thousands of Protected Jaguars as Part of Poaching Gang

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Dentist Accused of Killing Thousands of Protected Jaguars as Part of Poaching Gang
By Tom Ozimek

Authorities in Brazil have broken up a gang of alleged poachers accused of killing thousands of endangered animals, including red brocket deer, collared peccary, and jaguars.

One of the poachers is allegedly a dentist who killed over 1,000 protected jaguars, according to two separate criminal complaints filed by the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF)—one for illegal hunting (pdf) and another for the use of a firearm without a permit (pdf).

The dentist, identified as Temistocles Barbosa Freire, was one of seven men arrested in the country’s northwestern state of Acre following a sting operation involving wiretapping, monitoring cell phone communications, and collecting photo and video evidence of endangered animals being killed.

Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/dentist-accused-of-killing-thousands-of-protected-jaguars-as-part-of-poaching-gang_2995013.html