{"id":17670,"date":"2014-09-28T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=17670"},"modified":"2014-09-26T13:21:01","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T17:21:01","slug":"thats-no-pistol-in-his-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2014\/09\/28\/thats-no-pistol-in-his-pocket\/","title":{"rendered":"That’s no pistol in his pocket!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A red-eared slider. Image by Nightryder84, Creative Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Here’s your quirky “just imagine” item for the week: Canadian man caught with 51 live turtles in his pants at U.S. border<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the Canadian Press:<\/p>\n

The U.S. federal court documents say officers with the Canada Border Services Agency intercepted Kai Xu as he attempted to cross into Windsor, Ont., from Detroit last month.<\/p>\n

“During the secondary inspection, Xu was found to have 51 live turtles tapped (sic) to his person,” Kenneth Adams, a special agent with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, stated in an affidavit outlining the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n

“Specifically, Xu had 41 turtles tapped (sic) to his legs and 10 hidden between his legs.”<\/p>\n

Canadian authorities seized the turtles, which included North American varieties such as eastern box turtles, red-eared sliders and diamondback terrapins — some of which sell for $800 each — and turned them over to American officials.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ask anyone who ever had a pet turtle, or picked one up in the wilderness. It is amazing how strong they are, how hard they can push with their little, clawed legs.<\/p>\n

The full story involves two alleged cases of reptile smuggling and even includes an actual stake out by intrepid U.S. Fish and Wildlife agents.<\/p>\n

The size of the turtles was not specified.<\/p>\n

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A newly hatched diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) rescued from a runway at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, New York. USDA photo by Jenny Mastanuono<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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