They were among around 2,100 turtles federal authorities say Sai Keung Tin, a Chinese citizen, had trafficked over more than five years as part of what the U.S. Department of Justice called the ...

Tin illegally aided in trying to send the turtles from the United States to China, according to an indictment. Wildlife inspectors intercepted four packages addressed to “Ji Yearlong,” a name ...

The last of the four packages had seven live eastern box turtles and one dead one inside. Tin was associated with international turtle smuggler Kang Juntao, a resident of Hangzhou City ...