PICTURED: Face-tattooed 'rare animal smuggler', 27, who 'ran a black market reptile trafficking ring selling pythons, turtles, lizards and even crocodiles' A 25-year-old man has been charged with capturing and trafficking rare reptiles Police raided a home in Sydney's west and found lizards, snakes and crocodiles Buddy Pogmore charged with 169 offences related to animal abuse, trafficking It is alleged the man sold the animals on the black market for more than $38,000
By Josh Hanrahan For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 00:23 BST, 25 May 2019 | Updated: 00:49 BST, 25 May 2019
A man has been charged after allegedly running a black market animal trafficking ring from his home.
Officers from Strike Force Raptor raided a home at Lethbridge Park in Sydney's west on Thursday and discovered a python, a turtle, three lizards and two dead crocodiles.
Police then charged Buddy Pogmore, 25, with 169 offences relating to animal abuse and trafficking.
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A man has been charged after allegedly running a black market animal trafficking ring from his Sydney home
During Thursday's raids on Buddy Pogmore's house, police seized 12 Shingleback lizards, one Stimson's python, three young