More than 392 packages filled with primate skulls and other remains were found over the course of several months at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Remains of the animals were found from May through December last year, officials said, with 392 packages housing primate skulls, including macaques, baboons, mandrills and chimpanzees. Those packages were mostly from Cameroon and were meant to go to people in the U.S. More than 300 other packages contained the remains of other species – and none of the seized remains were legally authorized for sale.
According to Fabrice Gayet, a customs expert in animal trafficking, primates are generally hunted for their meat. Hundreds of skulls and other animal remains have been found over the course of several months at France's largest airport. Photos of the remains show well-preserved skulls of various species. Customs officials said they have since been given to the Natural History Museum in Aix-en-Provence.
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