Sep 2, 2023

Traffickers Plead Guilty to Smuggling Over $10,000 in Endangered Sea Cucumbers

LOS ANGELES—Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to illegally importing endangered sea cucumbers—which are prized in China for food and medicine and as a reputed aphrodisiac—from Mexico. Zunyu Zhao and Xionwei Xiao were charged with ...