SMUGGLER TRIES TO CROSS US-CANADA BORDER WITH 51 TURTLES IN HIS PANTS (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Friday, September 26, 2014, 00:35

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There are many things one might expect people to smuggle across the American border and into other countries inside of their pants, but dozens of aquatic reptiles? That’s exactly what one man was found hiding near Detroit.

Canadian citizen Kai Xu was trying to return to Windsor when he was caught with 51 turtles inside his sweat pants last month, according to recently unsealed court documents, the Detroit Free Press reports. The reason for stuffing his pants with this many animals isn’t clear at this point, but officials investigating the incident believe that he was trying to sell the turtles to markets in Asia, where the reptiles are a popular treat.

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