Somalia: Somaliland Detains Austrian Over Spiny-Tailed Lizard Smuggling

AllAfrica · Oct 2, 2026

[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- Somaliland police and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change have detained an Austrian national in the port city of Berbera after he was allegedly caught attempting to purchase and collect spiny-tailed lizards, locally known as caasho-badhi.