TEXAS MAN SENTENCED FOR TRAFFICKING IN HUMMINGBIRD CHARMS

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TEXAS MAN SENTENCED FOR TRAFFICKING IN HUMMINGBIRD CHARMS

Texas – A 53-year-old Dallas, Texas man was sentenced to four years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $5,000 in fines and restitution for trafficking in dried humming bird carcasses referred to as “chuparosas” on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. The individual admitted to selling hummingbirds without a valid permit or authorization, which is a felony under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This case was investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Noble.

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