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Man busted for trying to smuggle leeches into Canada. [View all]
"Ontario man fined for smuggling medicinal leeches into Canada in carry-on luggage
Mr. Bodounov was fined $15,000, which will be directed towards the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund. In addition to the fine, Mr. Bodounov was required to forfeit the animals and is prohibited from importing, exporting and possessing any CITES-regulated animals for a period of one year."
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2019/05/ontario-man-fined-for-smuggling-medicinal-leeches-into-canada-in-carry-on-luggage.html
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