Saturday, September 22, 2007

Smuggler hides lizards in hollow leg


LOS ANGELES, California - A man accused of stealing three endangered iguanas from a nature preserve in Fiji and smuggling them into the United States in his prosthetic leg has been indicted.
U.S. game officials seized this Fiji Island banded iguana was seized from a Long Beach, California, home.
Jereme James, 33, of Long Beach, California, faces a single count of smuggling, according to a federal indictment returned Friday in Los Angeles. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Full Story - Reptiles Magazine - Marlboro Cigarettes - Adidas