Overview
- Officers from the Food Standards Agency and the Metropolitan Police seized 38kg of frozen bushmeat at a Deptford site on 5 December, including pangolin, cane rats and porcupines.
- A 57-year-old man was arrested in connection with the find and later released under investigation.
- Investigators say the products bypassed required UK safety and hygiene checks and may pose serious risks to consumers.
- The seizure includes pangolin, a critically endangered species for which commercial trade is prohibited under international rules.
- The FSA says inquiries are ongoing and advises the public not to buy or eat illegally imported meat, including bushmeat.