Treehugger reports on the sentencing of the man who was caught smuggling lizards in his underwear on a flight from New Zealand a few weeks ago.The German man Hans Kurt Kubus had special compartments sewn in his underwear to conceal the 44 endangered lizards; which were believed to be sold on the black market in Europe.
Kubus plead guilty to two charges of violating the Wildlife Act and five under the Trade in Endangered Species Act. [He] will serve three and half months in prison, have to pay a $6,400 fine, and be deported back to his home country upon his release.Read the full story: Man caught smuggling lizards in underwear is sentenced
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