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£12 Million Dinosaur Skeletons Seized from Chinese National

11/8/2025

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British police seized over £12 million in dinosaur skeletons from Chinese national Su Binghai.
Su agreed to forfeit three fossil skeletons and nine London apartments valued around £15 million, retaining 25% of sale proceeds.
Interpol dropped the arrest notice after asset forfeiture related to Singapore’s largest money-laundering case.
The fossils date 145–157 million years ago and include a mother and baby Allosaurus and Stegosaurus, sold at Christie’s in 2024.

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British police seized over £12 million in dinosaur skeletons from Chinese national Su Binghai.
Su agreed to forfeit three fossil skeletons and nine London apartments valued around £15 million, retaining 25% of sale proceeds.
Interpol dropped the arrest notice after asset forfeiture related to Singapore’s largest money-laundering case.
The fossils date 145–157 million years ago and include a mother and baby Allosaurus and Stegosaurus, sold at Christie’s in 2024.