Hundreds who were sold authentic Native art in Alaska over a five-and-a-half-year period from April 2016 to December 2021, were duped by a man from Washington State.
Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to illegally importing endangered sea cucumbers — which are prized in China for food and medicine and as a reputed aphrodisiac — from Mexico. Zunyu Zhao and Xionwei Xiao were charged with conspiracy and illegal importation of brown sea cucumbers worth over $10,000 from 2017 to 2019 and are scheduled to be sentenced in September and November, respectively. Prosecutors haven't said where in the ocean the sea cucumbers were obtained.
Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to illegally importing endangered sea cucumbers which are prized in China for food and medicine and as a reputed aphrodisiac from Mexico.