Turtle Smuggling
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Chinese woman arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle 29 turtles into CanadaThe agents searched her heavy duffle bag and found 29 live eastern box turtles individually wrapped in socks, the affidavit statesCanadaJul 1, 2024
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Vancouver man fined $18,000 for trying to smuggle 19 live turtles into CanadaLi Wan was caught with the turtles at the U.S.-Canada Border on Jan. 27, 2018, after failing to declare them.Jun 3, 2019
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Windsor, Ont. man fined $3,500 for smuggling turtles in his pantsA man caught smuggling 38 turtles in his pants has been fined $3,500 and placed on probation for two years.CanadaFeb 25, 2016
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WATCH: Shanghai customs seizes 2,000 turtles from smugglersThe Shanghai customs on Jan. 27 said more than 2,000 turtles had been intercepted from smugglers, which include some threatened species such as the black pond turtles, Amboina box turtles and pig-nosed turtles.WorldJan 31, 2016
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Canadian pleads guilty to smuggling after being caught with turtles in his pantsA Canadian man caught with dozens of turtles in his pants has pleaded guilty to smuggling in a federal court in Michigan.WorldDec 1, 2015
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Detroit Zoo cares for turtles allegedly smuggled by Canadian in cereal boxesThe Detroit Zoo says it's taking care of more than 1,000 turtles U.S. authorities said were found stuffed in rubber snow boots and cereal boxes in a Canadian man's luggage at the city's airport.Oct 3, 2014
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