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  • Texas man was sentenced to prison for trafficking protected species

    Texas man was sentenced to prison for trafficking protected species

    On Sept. 22, 2016, Carrillo picked up several reptiles from a supplier in Juarez, including a Central American river turtle

  • Man charged with illegally trafficking invasive fish

    Man charged with illegally trafficking invasive fish

    A Pittsburgh man was indicted Monday on federal charges of trafficking endangered and invasive fish, according to officials from the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • Fisherman Sentenced for Illegally Trafficking American Eels

    Fisherman Sentenced for Illegally Trafficking American Eels

    Richard D. Austin was sentenced to 24 months' imprisonment yesterday for trafficking juvenile American eels (also called "elvers" or "glass eels") in violation of the Lacey Act, following a hearing in federal district court in Norfolk, Virginia. The sentence was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division and United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Dana J. Boente.

  • CDFW Bust Leads to California Fish Trafficking Ring Sentencing

    CDFW Bust Leads to California Fish Trafficking Ring Sentencing

    Three Fresno men face jail time and fines after being caught poaching and unlawfully trafficking sport-caught fish, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced.

  • Fish Trafficking, Counterfeit Money, Marijuana, and Meth Bust (Video)

    Fish Trafficking, Counterfeit Money, Marijuana, and Meth Bust (Video)

    Wildlife officers have arrested two suspects for trafficking striped bass in Fresno County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced.

  • Three People Plead Guilty to Paddlefish Trafficking

    Three People Plead Guilty to Paddlefish Trafficking

    Arkadiy Lvovskiy, 54, of Aurora, Colorado., and Dmitri Elitchev, 49, of Centennial, Colorado., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matt J. Whitworth to participating in a conspiracy to illegally traffic in paddlefish and paddlefish eggs in violation of the Lacey Act. Artour Magdessian, 48, of Lone Tree, Colorado., pleaded guilty to trafficking in paddlefish and paddlefish eggs in violation of the Lacey Act.