They are then hidden in consignments of other goods – even marble garden furniture – with their true provenance disguised by forged documents establishing a history of sale and resale which has deceived experts from leading institutions.
The caterpillar, which becomes a moth with semi-transparent white wings, is thought to have first arrived in Europe in 2005 in a consignment of box plants sent from China to Germany.
The paper couples the story about the crackdown with a picture story of 10 illegal migrants - thought to be Vietnamese - who "arrived in style" in the UK, hidden in a consignment of Maserati sports cars bound for a Surrey garage.
Asian hornets were first spotted in south-west France in 2004, after apparently stowing away in a consignment of pottery which had arrived in Bordeaux from China.
It was first confirmed in the UK in February 2012, when it was found in a consignment of infected trees sent from a nursery in the Netherlands to a nursery in Buckinghamshire, England.
In February the disease was found in a consignment of trees sent from a nursery in the Netherlands to a nursery in Buckinghamshire, England.
This new model isn't just about having an independent party verify labels, it makes consigning accessible to all, not just those in major cities. "Unlike the limited foot traffic of a walk-in consignment store, Threadflip reaches women around the nation for broader exposure," Mr. Singh said.
Coca-Cola has called in police to investigate how human waste turned up in a consignment of its drink cans at one of the company's factories in Northern Ireland.
One of the few test printings of the poster was found in a consignment of secondhand books bought at auction by Barter Books in Alnwick, Northumberland, which then created the first reproductions.
A bomb that blew apart an Air Lanka jet at the international airport here Saturday went off in a cargo hold and may have been planted in a consignment of vegetables, the head of the airline said today.
