Operation Atacama: The $1m cactus heist that led to a smuggler's downfall
After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled ...
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NYC's Cactus Store sells rare and unusual plants
A cactus is listed for $250,000 on its website. It's a plant called haageocereus tenuis, critically endangered plant that we acquired from a researcher who spent most of his life studying rare ...
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Rare Cactus Smuggling Operation Uncovered in Italy
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Criminals stole hundreds of rare cacti from Chile. Now an Italian NGO is suing the suspects
It lists rare succulents among the plants under its protection. The lawsuit follows a successful investigation in 2021 dubbed Operation Atacama, in which law enforcement agencies discovered cacti ...
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Court parrots feds in rejecting some exotic bird imports
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the rejection of petitions to import the cactus conure and the green form of ...
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Operation Atacama: The $1m cactus heist that led to a smuggler's downfall
After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled how they got there – and is setting a precedent for dealing with ...