{
  "id": 16873103,
  "title": "Pangolin scale lawsuit in Indonesia could shake up how wildlife traffickers pay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/pangolin-scale-lawsuit-in-indonesia-could-shake-up-how-wildlife",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T07:53:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/pangolin-scale-lawsuit-in-indonesia-could-shake-up-how-wildlife-traffickers-pay/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When customs officials at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port opened a shipping container flagged for inspection in February 2026, they expected to find sea cucumbers and instant noodles as indicated on the consignment paperwork. Instead, they found 3,053 kilograms (6,730 pounds) of dried pangolin scales destined for Cambodia. It was among Indonesia’s largest seizures of the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}