Forty-four pythons, several iguanas and reptile eggs were seized this week in Finistère as part of an investigation into the unauthorized import, possession and disposal of protected or non-domestic animals, the departmental gendarmerie said on Friday.
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About twenty soldiers from the Finistère gendarmerie group proceeded Tuesday "
to the arrest of four implicated in the municipalities of Douarnenez and Plonéour-Lanvern
" in the context of this case, indicate in a joint statement the gendarmerie and the prosecution from Quimper.
A preliminary investigation, conducted under the authority of the prosecution, was notably opened for "
unauthorized detention and transfer of protected animals or unauthorized importation of non-domestic animals
", it is specified.
32 juvenile dwarf reticulated pythons
Among the animals seized, 32 juvenile dwarf reticulated pythons, five adult dwarf reticulated pythons, two mainland pythons, two curtus pythons, one adult brengersmain python, one albino phantom reticulated python and one albino reticulated python.
Besides several iguanas, many eggs of different reptiles were also seized, as well as six terrariums.
The animals were entrusted to authorized breeders by decision of the judicial authority, specifies the press release, which adds that only nine unhatched eggs "
were euthanized, with the consent of the accused, because no breeder could accommodate them. due to genetic manipulations possibly carried out
”.
The defendants were released in the evening Tuesday, adds the press release, which specifies that the investigations are continuing.
