HC Deb 14 February 1995 vol 254 cc590-1W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what tiger products were seized by the Metropolitan police in their raids on Chinese medicine shops in London on 7 February.

Mr. Maclean

I understand from the Commissioner that several hundred items were seized in raids on four premises in central London on 7 February. These included articles believed to be tiger bones, and medicinal powder and pill products believed to contain ingredients derived from tigers and other endangered species.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what tiger products were seized in raids on Chinese medicine shops on 7 February outside the metropolitan area.

Mr. Maclean

The Greater Manchester police and the West Midlands police seized hundreds of products in raids at eight premises on 7 February. These included articles believed to be tiger bone and products derived from tigers and other endangered species.

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