Cambodian Officials and Six Co-conspirators Indicted for Taking Part in Primate Smuggling Scheme | USAO-SDFL
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 16, 2022
MIAMI — Members of an international primate smuggling ring have been charged with multiple felonies for their role in bringing wild long-tailed macaques into the United States.
The eight-count indictment charges two officials of the Cambodian Forestry Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; the owner/founder of a major primate supply organization and its general manager; and four of its employees with smuggling and conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and the Endangered Species Act. The defendants facing these felony charges are: