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$34K penalty for reptile-trade ringleader

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A Noble Park North man must pay $34,000 after pleading guilty to 67 charges relating to an illegal cross-border reptile trade and wildlife licence breaches. In an ironic twist, Zehong Zheng, 24, was reunited with some of the 139 seized lizards after Sunshine magistrate Carolyn Howe rejected a department submission to destroy 31 of them. “Why are you seeking to destroy them?” Ms Howe asked a prosecutor. The 31 lizards were too costly to maintain …

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$34K penalty for reptile-trade ringleader

A Noble Park North man must pay $34,000 after pleading guilty to 67 charges relating to an illegal cross-border reptile trade and wildlife licence breaches. In an ironic twist, Zehong Zheng, 24, was reunited with some of the 139 seized lizards after Sunshine magistrate Carolyn Howe rejected a department submission to destroy 31 of them. “Why are you seeking to destroy them?” Ms Howe asked a prosecutor. The 31 lizards were too costly to maintain …

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Star Community broke the news in 5 days ago on Monday, February 17, 2025.

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