Virginia, that looks like "Subcontinental", which excludes Turkey. I assume the "Asian gift wrap" refers to the same culture.

The "doctor" might be an expert of traditional Hindu medicine, which often included parts of animals of endangered species. His agents may have smuggled them overland to Germany, from where they could mail them without fearing customs.

Or could it be a coup by British anti-Europeans, designed to raise a public outcry for reintroducing customs?