'Pablo Escobar of Eggs' Faces Justice After 35 Years of Poaching
LONDON (AFP) — Jeffrey Lendrum spent three decades living as the so-called “Pablo Escobar of eggs,” smuggling the fragile shells from the nests of falcons and other birds of prey to wealthy international clients.
His racket was smashed in 2018 when customs officers at London’s Heathrow Airport found him in possession of 19 birds of prey eggs worth a total of $130,000.
During a full search, he was found to be wearing a body belt made out of bandages concealing 19 eggs from vultures, falcons and kites as well as two newly-hatched African fish eagle chicks.
His body belt was designed to “brood” his stash so the chicks would not die before he sold them.
A British court sentenced the 58-year-old Irish-Zimbabwean to more than three years in prison in January last year.
But he now faces another court appearance on Wednesday, which could see him spend up to three more years in jail in South America, if Britain accepts an extradition request.
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