***The arrest came as a result of a multi-agency law enforcement detail to prevent illegal shipping of reptiles dubbed "Operation Snake Pit" which involved the USFWS, Customs and Border Protection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and the Transportation Security Administration.

"Operation Snake Pit focused on inspecting international and domestic shipments of reptiles coming into and being shipped from the (expo)," said FWC Major Paul Ouellette***

From the article. Great. Our tax dollars at work, because they need to have a "multi-agency detail" to inspect everything coming/going from the expo. If they spent a tenth the budget on actual issues that the FWC is SUPPOSED to cover, we wouldn't have most of the issues in the state. And the politicans all act baffled when the state goes broke and all the businesses are leaving. It's because they've beaten every small business into the dirt with over-regulating and contradictory regulations until people get disgusted and leave.

Also, stupid moron who decided to try to smuggle snakes.