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Judge Rules ‘Moral Damages’ Against Cacti Smuggling Ring, Orders Them to Pay for Desert Restoration

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Two convicted plant smugglers were sentenced to pay $ 21,500 for the damage done to an irreplaceable ecosystem.

Italy is a member of the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) The case is one of the first in the world to order traffickers to pay for conservation in the ecosystems they exploit.

Trafficking in animals and plants is the world's third most lucrative black market behind drugs and weaponry.

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English

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65

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