Defendant Smuggled Thousands of Turtles Worth Millions of Dollars in Illegal Pet Trade
被告在非法宠物交易中走私了数千只价值数百万美元的海龟
Sai Keung Tin, also known as Ricky Tin, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in smuggling protected turtles from the United States to Hong Kong. Tin pleaded guilty in December to four counts of exporting merchandise contrary to law.
丁世强（Sai Keung Tin，音译）（又名丁瑞基）今日被判入狱 30 个月，因其参与将受保护的龟类从美国走私至香港。
Sai Keung Tin于去年 12 月承认四项违反法律出口货品的罪名。
（ 编者补充:Sai Keung Tin 53岁，于2月25日在纽约市约翰·F·肯尼迪国际机场(John F. Kennedy International Airpor)被捕。）
According to the government’s filed sentencing memorandum and evidence presented during today’s hearing, Tin, a Chinese citizen, aided and abetted turtle smugglers in the United States from February 2018 to June 2023. During that time, Tin trafficked approximately 2,100 turtles to three addresses in Hong Kong for the illegal Asian pet trade. Based on a conservative, contemporary market valuation of $2,000 per turtle, the smuggled reptiles were valued at $4.2 million.
根据政府提交的量刑备忘录以及今日庭审中出示的证据，中国公民丁某在 2018 年 2 月至 2023 年 6 月期间，协助并教唆美国的龟类走私者。在此期间，丁某向香港的三个地址走私了约 2100 只龟，用于非法的亚洲宠物贸易。按照每只龟 2000 美元的保守、当前市场估价，这些走私的爬行动物价值 420 万美元。
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) agents arrested Tin on Feb. 25, 2024, on his arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. On March 8, 2024, a grand jury indicted Tin on the present charges, which focused on four packages shipped in June 2023 containing 40 eastern box turtles. USFWS wildlife inspectors at an international mail facility in Torrance, California, intercepted the packages which were falsely labeled as containing almonds and chocolate cookies. Three of the packages contained between eight and 12 live eastern box turtles each, all bound in socks to restrict movement to avoid alerting authorities. The fourth package contained seven live eastern box turtles and one dead one.
美国鱼类及野生动物管理局（USFWS）特工于 2024 年 2 月 25 日在纽约约翰·F·肯尼迪国际机场逮捕了丁。2024 年 3 月 8 日，大陪审团对丁提起诉讼，指控其于 2023 年 6 月寄出的四个包裹内装有 40 只东部箱龟。
USFWS 的野生动物检查员在加利福尼亚州托兰斯的一个国际邮件处理中心截获了这些包裹，包裹上虚假标注为装有杏仁和巧克力饼干。其中三个包裹各装有 8 至 12 只活的东部箱龟，每只都被绑在袜子里以限制其活动，避免引起当局注意。第四个包裹装有 7 只活的东部箱龟和 1 只死的。
USFWS agents obtained a search warrant to seize Tin’s cell phones, which indicated that Tin came to the United States to smuggle turtles. He planned to travel to New Jersey, Texas, and Washington — familiarizing himself with tourist locations to present a false story if apprehended. His ultimate plan was to pay for turtles in cash, ship turtles around the country, and eventually, illegally export them to Hong Kong. He had detailed information on how to soak turtles to reduce odors and bind them in socks with tape, all to avoid detection.
美国鱼类及野生动物管理局的特工获得了搜查令，对丁的手机进行了搜查，结果发现丁某来美国是为了走私龟。他计划前往新泽西州、得克萨斯州和华盛顿州，熟悉一些旅游景点，以便在被抓获时编造一个虚假的故事。他的最终计划是用现金购买龟，将龟运往全国各地，最终非法出口到香港。他还详细记录了如何浸泡龟以减少气味以及如何用胶带把龟绑在袜子里，以躲避检查。
Tin was associated with international turtle smuggler Kang Juntao, of Hangzhou City, China, who was extradited from Malaysia in 2019 and later sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to money laundering. Kang caused at least 1,500 turtles — with a market value exceeding $2.25 million — to be shipped from the United States to Hong Kong, including to Tin.
与国际龟类走私犯中国杭州市的康俊涛有关联的田某，康俊涛于 2019 年从马来西亚被引渡回国，后因承认洗钱罪被判入狱。康俊涛至少将 1500 只海龟（市场价值超过 225 万美元）从美国运往香港，其中包括运给丁某的。
Tin trafficked primarily eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina), a subspecies of the common box turtle and native to the United States. Turtles with colorful markings are highly prized pets, particularly in China and Hong Kong, and are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). China and the Unites States are parties to CITES.
丁主要走私的是东部箱龟（Terrapene carolina carolina），这是常见箱龟的一个亚种，原产于美国。带有鲜艳斑纹的龟类是备受珍视的宠物，尤其是在中国和香港，它们受到《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》（CITES）的保护。中国和美国都是 CITES 的缔约国。
Acting Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally for the Central District of California, and Assistant Director Douglas Ault of the USFWS’ Office of Law Enforcement made the announcement.
美国司法部环境与自然资源司代理助理司法部长亚当·古斯塔夫森、美国加州中区代理检察官约瑟夫·T·麦克纳利以及美国鱼类及野生动物管理局执法办公室助理主任道格拉斯·奥尔特共同宣布了这一消息。
The USFWS investigated this case with assistance from Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations.
美国鱼类及野生动物管理局在海关与边境保护局和国土安全调查局的协助下对这起案件进行了调查。
Senior Trial Attorney Ryan Connors and Trial Attorney Lauren Steele of ENRD’s Environmental Crimes Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis Mitchell for the Central District of California prosecuted the case.
美国司法部环境与自然资源司环境犯罪科高级诉讼律师瑞安·康纳尔斯（Ryan Connors）和诉讼律师劳伦·斯蒂尔（Lauren Steele）以及美国加利福尼亚州中央区助理检察官丹尼斯·米切尔（Dennis Mitchell）共同负责了此案的起诉工作。
Updated March 14, 2025 更新于 2025 年 3 月 14 日
来源：https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-national-sentenced-smuggling-turtles-united-states-hong-kong
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