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Posted: 2019-07-11T11:10:21Z | Updated: 2019-07-11T11:10:21Z

More than 10,000 wild animals and their parts were seized in Operation Thunderball, a massive anti-smuggling campaign coordinated by two of the worlds largest enforcement agencies.

The operation, conducted by Interpol and the World Customs Organization over 26 days in June, spanned 109 countries and was the most widespread wildlife crime raid ever organized, National Geographic reported.

Interpol said on Wednesday that more than 1,800 seizures and two dozen arrests were made during the operation. More than 600 suspects were identified, the organization said, and further arrests and prosecutions are anticipated.