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M'sia extradites alleged Chinese turtle smuggler to US for court charges
A man from China accused of financing a nationwide ring to smuggle turtles out of the US has been extradited from Malaysia.
According to the US Department of Justice, the 24-year-old suspect had allegedly purchased at least 1,500 protected turtles valued at US$2.25 million (RM9 million) illegally and had them smuggled out...
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