The Chinese man is called guilty of smuggling 850 protected turtles worth more than one million dollars from us

A Chinese man faces up to five years in prison for trying to smuggle protected turtles with a value of more than a million dollars from the United States to Hong Kong.

Wei Qiang Lin, from Brooklyn, admitted that he was guilty on Monday in a federal boycott in New York, to export more than 220 expenses containing about 850 Eastern Fund turtles And three square turtles.

the The Ministry of Justice said Live turtles wrapped in socks for a two -week trip and boxes with reptiles were classified as “plastic animal games”.

She said that the turtles, which amounted to a market value of $ 1.4 million, were intercepted by applying the law when inspecting the borders.

The representatives of the federal prosecutors said in a statement that law enforcement officers “noticed them binding and registration within the complex socks inside the shipping boxes.”

The Ministry of Justice said in a statement that the eastern turtles of the turtles and the turtles of three -fingers are characterized by colored marks, which are a “precious advantage in the local and foreign pet market, especially in China and Hong Kong.”

She said that she is protected by the International Trade Convention on Endangered Species of Wild Animals and plants.

The Ministry of Justice said that Lynn also exported another 11 expelles full of reptiles, including toxic snakes.

The ruling was determined on December 23. Lynn faces the maximum five -year sentence in prison, three years of supervision and a fine of $ 250,000.

Last October, a woman from China acknowledged that she was guilty in an attempt to smuggle 29 oriental box turtles Via Fairmont Lake In Canada from the kayak boats.