João Miguel Folgosa Herculano apprehended last week smuggling 58 eggs of rare bird species

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João Miguel Folgosa Herculano, the thirty-one year old Portuguese citizen apprehended last week smuggling 58 eggs of rare bird species, claimed to the authorities that they were quail eggs. The Brazilian authorities are determined to act forcefully against those involved in illegal trafficking of Brazilian wildlife.