A Chinese citizen has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for smuggling more than 2,000 turtles from the U.S. to Hong Kong over about five years, federal prosecutors said. Sai Keung Tin ...

They were among around 2,100 turtles federal authorities say Sai Keung Tin, a Chinese citizen, had trafficked over more than five years as part of what the U.S. Department of Justice called the ...

The packages in a California mail facility were labelled as almonds and chocolate biscuits. But inside were dozens of turtles wrapped in socks to keep them from moving and alerting authorities.

The Chinese stripe-necked turtle mostly eats plants and snails ... which helps them find food and see both above and below water. They are fairly social creatures until a predator arrives.

A Chinese citizen has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for smuggling more than 2,000 turtles from the U.S. to Hong Kong over about five years, federal prosecutors said. Sai Keung Tin, 54, was ...