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A federal grand jury in Vermont indicted Wan Yee Ng, a 41-year-old woman from Hong Kong, on charges of attempting to smuggle eastern box turtles, a protected wildlife species, from the United States to Canada for the illegal global pet trade. Ng is charged with attempting to export merchandise contrary to law. Her arraignment date is yet to be scheduled. According to an affidavit filed with the criminal complaint, Ng, a Chinese national residing in Canada, was brought to the attention of the United States Border Patrol at the Beecher Falls Station in Canaan, Vermont. Read: Marion County Jury C…

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