Ontario man gets 3 months in jail for illegally trafficking wildlife

An Ontario man has been sentenced in New Brunswick to three months in jail for illegally trafficking in wildlife.

Grigori Zaharov of Thornhill, north of Toronto, pleaded guilty in Fredericton to importing an animal without the necessary permits, and exporting an animal from Cuba without the proper authorization.

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Both acts were in contravention of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act.

Zaharov and a companion were intercepted by Canada Border Services Agency officers last September after returning on a flight from Cuba with two iguanas and failing to declare the animals.