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He helped smuggle 'status symbol' turtles to China. He got nearly three years in prison
Tin pleaded guilty in December to four counts of exporting merchandise ... "It is North American turtles that are a status symbol." The turtles are protected by the Convention on International Trade ...
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 ...
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He helped smuggle ‘status symbol’ turtles to China. He got nearly three years in prison
Tin pleaded guilty in December to four counts ... “It is North American turtles that are a status symbol.” The turtles are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...
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He helped smuggle 'status symbol' turtles to China. He got nearly 3 years in prison
The packages in a California mail facility were labeled as almonds and chocolate cookies. But inside were dozens of turtles wrapped in socks to keep them from ...