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- Police in the UK found 80 alligator heads during a warrant search on Thursday, a news release said.
- Police said the heads were illegally imported and were to be sold on eBay.
- A 44-year-old man is being interviewed in connection to this case.
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Eighty alligator heads were seized during a police search at a home in West Midland, United Kingdom, police said.
The alligator heads were seized from a home in Perry Bar, Birmingham during a warrant search by West Midland Police’s National Wildlife and Crime Unit on Thursday, authorities said.
Police found the alligator heads after receiving a tip that they were being sold on eBay, according to a news release by West Midland Police.
“We received information that the heads were being imported from abroad illegally and sold on through eBay to buyers all around the world at a large profit to the seller,” the news release said.
The search was “conducted under the Control of Trade of Endangered Species Act” which gives police authority to combat the trade and sale of an endangered species, according to Yahoo News.
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According to the news release, a 44-year-old man is being "voluntarily interviewed" in connection to this search and seizure. BBC News reported that eBay is looking into the incident.
"We are currently investigating this case and suitable action will be taken against the seller in question," an eBay spokesperson told BBC News.