Hong Kong Resident Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Smuggle Turtles

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Friday, October 18, 2024
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
11
Abstract: 

                On October 11, 2024, a resident of Hong Kong pleaded guilty to trying to smuggle 29 Eastern box turtles, a protected species, individually wrapped in socks inside a duffle bag.  When apprehended, the woman was attempting to paddle an inflatable kayak across a lake from Vermont to Canada.[1]