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Chinese Citizen Sentenced in the US for Smuggling Turtles and Venomous Snakes
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yī wèi一位zhùzàiměi guó美国niǔ yuē纽约dezhōng guó中国gōng mín公民lín wěi qiáng林伟强yīn wèi因为zǒu sī走私wū guī乌龟dú shé毒蛇bèiměi guó美国fǎ guān法官pàn chǔ判处liǎngniánjiān jìn监禁bìngfá kuǎn罚款2339měi yuán美元

A Chinese citizen named Lin Weiqiang, living in New York, USA, was sentenced by an American judge to two years in prison and fined $2,339 for smuggling turtles and venomous snakes.

lín wěi qiáng林伟强zài2023niándào2024niánqī jiān期间dà yuē大约850zhǐwū guī乌龟yī xiē一些dú shé毒蛇zhuāngjìnbāo guǒ包裹dàoxiāng gǎng香港

Between 2023 and 2024, Lin Weiqiang packed about 850 turtles and some venomous snakes into parcels and sent them to Hong Kong.

zàibāo guǒ包裹shàngxiědeshìsù liào塑料dòng wù动物wán jù玩具qí shí其实lǐ miàn里面shìhuódedòng wù动物

He labeled the parcels as "plastic animal toys," but they actually contained live animals.

zhè xiē这些wū guī乌龟dú shé毒蛇yǒudehěnxī yǒu稀有yǒudeyǒu dú有毒

Some of these turtles and snakes are very rare, and some are poisonous.

měi guó hǎi guān美国海关jiǎn chá检查shífā xiàn发现lezhè xiē这些dòng wù动物bìngtā men它们lánxià

US customs discovered these animals during inspection and stopped them.

lín wěi qiáng林伟强dexíng wéi行为wéi fǎn违反leměi guó美国defǎ lǜ法律

Lin Weiqiang's actions violated US laws.

hòu lái后来zhè xiē这些bèilánxiàdewū guī乌龟bèisòng dào送到dòng wù yuán动物园dòng wù yuán动物园yòngtā men它们láibǎo hù保护fán zhí繁殖zhè ge这个wù zhǒng物种

Later, the intercepted turtles were sent to a zoo, where they are used to protect and breed the species.

měi guó美国yǒu guān有关bù mén部门háizàijì xù继续diào chá调查lèi sì类似dezǒu sī走私àn jiàn案件

US authorities are continuing to investigate similar smuggling cases.

By 美国之音 / 美国之音中文网|Public Domain|Modified & AI-assisted

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