Customs to destroy alligator skin bag worth $19,000 over $51 missing permit
A Saint Laurent alligator skin handbag
An alligator-skindesigner handbag worth$19,000is to be destroyed after a woman imported it into Australia butits would-be owner failed to buy a $51 permit.
The luxury bag, from a Saint Laurent boutique in France, was seized by the Australian Border Force in Perthon the suspicion it might have been involved in the illegal wildlife trade.
The handbag shopper had arranged a CITES export permit from France, but didn’t make an application for an import permit from the Australian CITES Management Authority.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) strictlyregulates and monitors products derived from alligator are allowed into Australiato protect species that might be adversely affected by illicit markets.
The maximum penalty for wildlife trade offences in Australia is 10 years in prison and over $160,000fine.
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Australian Environment Minister Sussan Ley called it a “costly reminder” to apply for the correct paperwork and the citizens of the countryshould take the time to think about ethical fashion choices.
In picture: Australian Environment Minister Sussan Ley/Reuters
"We all need to be aware of what we're purchasing online as restricting the trade of animal products is crucial to the long-term survival of endangered species," she added.
"Aside from the rules themselves, it is important that people take the time to think about ethical fashion choices."
Governments across the globe have been clamping down on the trade of over-exploited species such as alligators, whichcritics say are fuelled by the fashion industry.