Conspirators Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Reptile Smuggling Scheme

[Malum Argenteum]

"On Nov. 18, 2022, Ku was sentenced to concurrent terms of one year and one day imprisonment, two years’ supervised release and a $20,000 fine."

For smuggling almost nine thousand CITES animals worth five million? Almost like not being busted at all.

It doesn't help that people like this can still do business in the mainstream reptile market. Blacklisting convicted traffickers would help some, but the websites that could make this happen don't seem to have the stomach to keep the bad actors out.

[Yamitaifu]

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It doesn't help that people like this can still do business in the mainstream reptile market. Blacklisting convicted traffickers would help some, but the websites that could make this happen don't seem to have the stomach to keep the bad actors out.

Cough, cough, Crutchfield, cough, cough.

Still respected and viewed as a role model by too many although he was extradited from Belize after fleeing the US and convicted. The reptile community needs to start policing itself instead of just screaming "muh freedumbs" when faced with laws being passed. Only then can we work with fish and wildlife to have laws in place that allow people to safely and ethically keep animals while ensuring that we don't negatively harm native wildlife or their wild populations.

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[Malum Argenteum]

Relevant and enjoyable book: Stolen World

Another book in the same vein, with similar connections to the discussion at hand though a different protagonist: The Lizard King