MOSCOW, November 26 (RIA Novosti) - Russian border guards found 525 abandoned turtles in sports bags on a train en route to Moscow from the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, Russia's Federal Security Service said on Monday.
The two bags were discovered during a border check in the Urals Region of Orenburg, the FSB press center said.
The owner of the bags has not been found, and the reptiles have been handed over to the veterinary service. An investigation is under way.
