Chinese customs officials seize 12,000 kg of pangolin scales
Chinese customs officials have seized nearly 12 tonnes (12,000 kg) of pangolin scales from a ship in Shenzhen, the biggest volume seized by Chinese customs in any single case. The scales, which are used in traditional remedies for ailments such as asthma, rheumatism and arthritis, are estimated to have come from at least 20,000 pangolins in Africa.