German customs officers found 32 python skins while inspecting an air cargo shipment at Leipzig/Halle Airport in the night leading up to October 30, 2026. A specially trained wildlife-protection dog had alerted to the shipment beforehand.
The shipping documents described a 13-kilogram parcel worth 160 US dollars, addressed from Indonesia to Albania. Its declared contents were “fashion jacket and batik cotton.”
Officers actually found blue, red and black dyed skins measuring 340 to 450 centimetres, along with four additional pieces of fabric. The skins had a pattern typical of python leather.
