Smugglers of Endangered Wildlife Parts Sentenced to Prison

in Animal News on April 28, 2016

Two Malaysian men have pleaded guilty to illegally smuggling an estimated $95,000 worth of endangered wildlife skulls, tusks, bird beaks, and other products into the U.S. from 2005 to 2015. The two operated an online business, shipping wildlife parts to the U.S. from Borneo. They have been sentenced to six months in federal prison.

Link: Oregon Live

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