Overview

• A resident found the clear, about 40-centimeter Eiffel Tower bottle at a glass-recycling container on Stalterstraße in August and initially reported it as containing a reptile.
• Seahorses are classified as a strictly protected species, according to police.
• The Polizeipräsidium Freiburg’s specialist unit for animal-protection offenses is leading the investigation.
• Investigators suspect the animals were collected abroad and placed in the bottle alive or shortly after death.
• Police are appealing for witnesses to contact the Titisee-Neustadt precinct at 07651 93360.