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Hong Kong, Turtle trafficker

CBS News on MSN · 13h

Turtle trafficker in SoCal gets 30 months in prison for smuggling protect species to Hong Kong

A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Friday for smuggling a protect turtles species after wildlife inspectors found the animals inside packages at a Southern California mail facility.

South China Morning Post · 47m

US jails Chinese man for smuggling ‘status symbol’ turtles to Hong Kong

Tin Sai-keung was sentenced to nearly three years in jail for smuggling the protected species, coveted by China’s middle class, out of the US.

The San Bernardino Sun · 1d

Federal turtle trafficking conviction sends man to prison for 2 1/2 years

According to the indictment, Tin illegally aided in the exportation of 40 eastern box turtles to be sent from the United States to China. Wildlife inspectors at an international mail facility in ...

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He helped smuggle ‘status symbol’ turtles to China. He got nearly three years in prison

A federal judge sentenced Sai Keung Tin, a Chinese citizen, to nearly three years in prison for his role in smuggling ...

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Man who tried to mail 40 turtles from Southern California to China sentenced to 2½ years

The turtles intercepted at a Torrance mail facility were bound in socks to protect their shells and so they could not move ...

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10 Low-Maintenance Turtles That Make Great Pets

Not all pets demand constant attention, and if you’re looking for a chill, low-fuss companion, turtles might be the perfect ...

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Commentary: The challenges of the Eastern Box Turtle

I don’t think you had any trouble deducing from these clues that the critter is a turtle. However, did you figure out I was referring to the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)? In many ...

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