Tue, 21-Oct-2025

$19,000 Alligator bag destroyed as woman bought without a permit

$19,000 Alligator bag destroyed as woman bought without a permit

A woman imported an alligator-skin handbag worth A$26,000 (£14,000; $19,000) into Australia without a permit. Authorities will soon destroy the bag.  The Woman had arranged a CITES export permit from France, but she did not apply for an import permit from the Australian CITES Management Authority. Australian Border Force in Perth has confiscated the luxury bag, from … Read more