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Authorities in the United Kingdom have seized bushmeat in an investigation into illegally imported products. The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) operation resulted in one arrest. A 57-year-old man has ...

A man has been arrested after police seized 38kg (5st 9lb) of illegal frozen bushmeat including pangolins, cane rats and porcupines, the food safety watchdog said. Officers from the Food Standards ...

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A frozen cane rat was found among the frozen bushmeat (Picture: PA) A man has been arrested after police found 38kg of illegal frozen bushmeat in a London building. Animals, including pangolins, cane ...

A man has been arrested after police seized 38kg of illegal frozen bushmeat including pangolins, cane rats and porcupines, the food safety watchdog said. Officers from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) ...

Officers from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Metropolitan police found the bushmeat at a site in Deptford, south east London on December 5. Bushmeat is from wild animals - often species found ...