This recent undated handout photo received on May 2, 2014 by Australia's Department of the Enviroment shows a collection of wildlife specimens which is part of the largest seizure of illegal wildlife items in the history of the Australian Federal Department of the Environment. - AFP
SYDNEY, May 2, 2014 (AFP) - A man was Friday convicted on 24 charges of possessing illegal wildlife products, including orangutan and tiger skulls, following the biggest seizure of such items in Australian history.
John Kolettas, 44, pleaded guilty after police raided his Sydney home last year and found 78 illegal products made from 24 threatened species.
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