In March 2014, Singaporean authorities seized approximately 30,000 Madagascar rosewood logs aboard the cargo ship MV Oriental Pride at the port of Jurong. Valued at around $50 million, it represented the largest seizure of an illegally trafficked species in history. Despite clear evidence of falsified documentation – including doctored export permits and a fabricated bill of lading showing an incorrect port of departure – the case against the traffickers ultimately collapsed after five years of legal battles. The Singapore Court of Appeal ruled that since the logs were technically "in transit" and not formally imported into Singapore, they could not be seized under Singapore's Endangered Species Act. This case highlights the serious legal loopholes that traffickers exploit to trade illegally in wildlife.