[PCA] Cactus Trafficker Thwarted
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Mon May 6 10:16:26 CDT 2019
A cactus smuggler has been sentenced to 2-years for stealing more than
500 native cacti from National Park Service land in Arizona.
International trade in all cacti are regulated under the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,
under which exports from the United States requires a CITES permit
issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (more about CITES in the
US[1]).
EXCERPT from the DOJ press release[2]:
Meadview Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Sales, Theft of Government
Property, and International Smuggling of Federally- Protected Cacti
PHOENIX – On April 29, 2019, William Starr Schwartz, 54, of Meadview,
Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 24
months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised
release. Schwartz was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount
of $22,655 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a charitable
and nonprofit corporation established to further the conservation and
management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources.
Schwartz had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to
distribute methamphetamine, theft of government property, smuggling
cacti from the United States, and Lacey Act false labeling charges.
https://www.fws.gov/international/cites/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/meadview-man-sentenced-prison-drug-sales-theft-government-property-and-international
Links:
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[1] https://www.fws.gov/international/cites/
[2]
https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/meadview-man-sentenced-prison-drug-sales-theft-government-property-and-international
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