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Officials nab Canadian man trying to cross border with 51 turtles in his pants
Red Alert Politics ^ | 9-26-2014 | Erin Mundahl

Posted on 09/26/2014 6:57:14 PM PDT by smoothsailing

September 26, 2014

Officials nab Canadian man trying to cross border with 51 turtles in his pants

Erin Mundahl

Using information gained from an anonymous tip, U.S. authorities detained a man this summer after noticing ‘irregularly shaped bulges’ in his sweatpants. But this wasn’t the Underwear Bomber 2.0. Instead, a Canadian man had taped 51 live turtles to his legs and groin and was attempting to smuggle them across the border, The Guardian reported.

Kai Xu and his accomplice Lihua Lin were nabbed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife agents near the Detroit border crossing, where the two were attempting to cross into Windsor, Canada. Agents were tipped off by a Detroit UPS employee named “Dave” who contacted the fish and wildlife service and told them to be on the lookout for a seven-pound box labelled, “Live fish keep cool.”

In a dramatic turn of events not often seen in the world of wildlife management, agents put Xu under surveillance on Aug. 5 and observed him hiding behind two semi-truck trailers for around 10 minutes before reappearing with “irregularly shaped bulges under Xu’s sweatpants on both legs,” according to The Guardian.

While Xu was attempting to cross into Canada, Lin was caught at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, where he was trying to board a plane for Shanghai with two checked bags crammed with more than 200 turtles.

U.S. officials told the Guardian that turtle smuggling has increased over the past year due to increased demand in Asian food markets and from collectors.

“These turtles, by the time they get to the end-collector, they can be worth anywhere from $1,300 to $1,500 a turtle,” said Ed Grace, a deputy chief law enforcement officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.


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To: smoothsailing

Go figure. An official will nab a turtle toting Canadian but won’t nab a gun toting illegal. Unbelievable.


21 posted on 09/26/2014 7:26:59 PM PDT by Maudeen
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To: smoothsailing
Go ahead, put me in your pants. I dare ya.


22 posted on 09/26/2014 7:27:46 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: skinkinthegrass

gotta be on a reptile ping list, pleese.


23 posted on 09/26/2014 7:31:05 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: smoothsailing

Nothing more uncomfortable than a tortoise in the hair.


24 posted on 09/26/2014 7:35:21 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: smoothsailing
He explained he had so many turtles because the turtles were happy together.

He should have tried smuggling mock turtles instead. They make good soup.

25 posted on 09/26/2014 7:36:44 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: smoothsailing

So it was turtles all the way down?


26 posted on 09/26/2014 7:37:59 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: All

Only 51? Must have been a rookie.


27 posted on 09/26/2014 7:39:03 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (Pray for the restoration of a strong and free USA)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Turtles in pants ping!


28 posted on 09/26/2014 7:41:01 PM PDT by Clay Moore ("911 is for when the backhoe won't start." JRandomFreeper)
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To: pabianice

When I was little I remember being told that if a turtle bites you it will not let go until it thunders.

I found this to be untrue when my young son was bitten by a turtle. We put antibiotic ointment on the bite and from that day until this we still call it “turtle bite cream”.


29 posted on 09/26/2014 7:46:39 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: stevie_d_64
This is a snapping turtle-
30 posted on 09/26/2014 7:51:32 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Barak Hussein Obama- the first step into a thousand years of darkness.)
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To: matthew fuller

Is that an alligator snapping turtle?


31 posted on 09/26/2014 7:53:01 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: cripplecreek; All

That's an Alligator Snapper...the shell
can more than 36" in Dia.
Southeastern/Southern USoA to VA/TX.

32 posted on 09/26/2014 7:53:14 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in political in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
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To: ladyjane; All

YES.


33 posted on 09/26/2014 7:53:41 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in political in always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
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To: Ditter

Haha, that reminds of the time as a boy that I held a pet box turtle up to my brother for him to say “goodbye” to it before we headed to church: My brother leaned in a little too close and the turtle chomped onto my brother’s nose! I don’t remember exactly how we got it to let go, but my Mom says it did hang on for a little while.


34 posted on 09/26/2014 7:55:33 PM PDT by Paul R. (Leftists desire to control everything; In the end they invariably control nothing worth a damn.)
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To: skinkinthegrass

No that’s a regular snapper caught here in Michigan. They don’t get as big as alligator snappers but they’re just as mean.


35 posted on 09/26/2014 7:56:20 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: ladyjane

That is an Alligator snapping turtle (Austin Reptile Center)


36 posted on 09/26/2014 7:57:19 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Barak Hussein Obama- the first step into a thousand years of darkness.)
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To: smoothsailing

a Canadian man had taped 51 live turtles to his legs and groin


Canadian man: Doc, what is it? Am I ok?

Doc: Dave, I’m afraid you’ve got turtles. It’s... I’m sorry to say, it’s spread to your groin. There isn’t a lot we can do at this point.


37 posted on 09/26/2014 7:59:11 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: smoothsailing

I am sure that this arrest was the culmination of a years-long investigation involving several Federal agencies.

But they can’t catch that guy who walked across the border dressed as Bin Laden and carrying a Al-Queda flag.


38 posted on 09/26/2014 8:00:11 PM PDT by bakeneko
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To: matthew fuller
Ernie sure could make a lot of money with his turtles in China...


39 posted on 09/26/2014 8:02:30 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: ladyjane

I’m sorry- I meant Austin Reptile Service.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_snapping_turtle#Conservation_status


40 posted on 09/26/2014 8:02:42 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Barak Hussein Obama- the first step into a thousand years of darkness.)
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