Europe's biggest illegal turtle farm has been shut down on the Spanish island of Mallorca, police say.
Officers seized around 1,100 turtles and 750 eggs, including specimens of some of the most endangered species in the world.
The rare turtles were reportedly being kept in poor conditions on the site.
Two German men were arrested on suspicion of running the farm, as well as the owner of a pet shop in Barcelona.
Europol says the operation began 18 months ago when authorities seized an illegal shipment of turtles at Mallorca airport.
The pet shop in Barcelona, which specialised in exotic animals, was used to smuggle the turtles out of Spain.
Some of the protected species came from the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Europol says it coordinated information on the operation from other EU countries, including Austria, France, Germany and Italy.
