Border force tackles animal smuggling trade

A shingleback lizard found in a 46-year-old Japanese national's luggage at Sydney Airport in February

A shingleback lizard found in a 46-year-old Japanese national's luggage at Sydney Airport in February Source: AAP

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A Japanese national is the latest to have fallen victim to the law after she allegedly attempted to smuggle 19 native reptiles out of Australia.

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