Chinese Nationals Plead Guilty to Illicitly Shipping Turtles from US to Hong Kong Chinese nationals Kin Keung Ho and Lihua Owen Ma, residents of Staten Island in New York, have pleaded guilty to smuggling turtles from the United States to Hong Kong.
This rare instance of accountability highlights the vast scale and complexity of wildlife trafficking, which threatens global conservation efforts.
Ho's alleged shipment of 578 turtles, falsely labeled as crystals or stones, demonstrates the brazen nature of this trade.