{"id":43265,"date":"2025-08-12T12:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:41:54","slug":"chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-none embed--size-medium is-hero is-delayed-player show-overlay\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"position:absolute;width:0;height:0\">\n  <defs>\n    <symbol id=\"player-icon-pause\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\">\n      <path d=\"M4 4h10v24h-10zM18 4h10v24h-10z\"\/>\n    <\/symbol>\n    <symbol id=\"player-icon-play\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\">\n      <path d=\"M6 4l20 12-20 12z\"\/>\n    <\/symbol>\n    <symbol id=\"player-icon-close\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\">\n      <line stroke-width=\"6\" x1=\"3\" y1=\"3\" x2=\"29\" y2=\"29\"\/>\n      <line stroke-width=\"6\" x1=\"29\" y1=\"3\" x2=\"3\" y2=\"29\"\/>\n    <\/symbol>\n    <symbol id=\"player-icon-fullscreen\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\">\n      <path d=\"M32 0h-13l5 5-6 6 3 3 6-6 5 5z\"\/>\n      <path d=\"M32 32v-13l-5 5-6-6-3 3 6 6-5 5z\"\/>\n      <path d=\"M0 32h13l-5-5 6-6-3-3-6 6-5-5z\"\/>\n      <path d=\"M0 0v13l5-5 6 6 3-3-6-6 5-5z\"\/>\n    <\/symbol>\n    <symbol id=\"player-icon-drag\" viewbox=\"0 0 40 55\">\n      <g fill=\"#f5f5f5\">\n        <circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"5\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"5\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"35\" cy=\"5\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"20\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"35\" cy=\"20\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"35\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"35\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"35\" cy=\"35\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"50\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"50\" r=\"5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"35\" cy=\"50\" r=\"5\"\/>\n      <\/g>\n    <\/symbol>\n  <\/defs>\n<\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__sticky-content lazyload\" data-component=\"viewability\" data-viewability-options=\"true\">\n<div class=\"player-overlay__container  player-overlay--draggable \" data-theme=\"default\">\n<p>\n                  <svg class=\"player-overlay--icon-grid\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"#player-icon-drag\"\/>\n          <\/svg><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"player-overlay__title\">Chinese man accused of smuggling turtles to his Hong Kong home <\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"player-overlay__button player-overlay__button--close\" data-target=\"\" aria-label=\"Disable small player\"><br \/>\n          <svg class=\"player-overlay__button--icon player-overlay__button--icon-close\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"#player-icon-close\"\/>\n          <\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"temp__wrapper\">\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2024\/03\/12\/0f8756e8-af4b-42cb-9110-95f5d1eff3ad\/b655a18678608af5cbd7a7e05af51fc5.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2024\/03\/12\/0f8756e8-af4b-42cb-9110-95f5d1eff3ad\/b655a18678608af5cbd7a7e05af51fc5.png?width=360 360w,&#10;              https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2024\/03\/12\/0f8756e8-af4b-42cb-9110-95f5d1eff3ad\/b655a18678608af5cbd7a7e05af51fc5.png?width=480 480w,&#10;              https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2024\/03\/12\/0f8756e8-af4b-42cb-9110-95f5d1eff3ad\/b655a18678608af5cbd7a7e05af51fc5.png?width=768 768w,&#10;              https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2024\/03\/12\/0f8756e8-af4b-42cb-9110-95f5d1eff3ad\/b655a18678608af5cbd7a7e05af51fc5.png?width=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 360px,&#10;              (max-width: 600px) 480px,&#10;              (max-width: 1024px) 768px,&#10;              (max-width: 1200px) 900px\" class=\"temp__img\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>  <iframe data-hero-src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/embed\/video\/?optanonConsent=0&amp;v=f69705a5ae377a267ed06b2d0b2b4cda1755002467&amp;usprivacy=null#vVh7b9s4Ev8qgnA17i5RrLdkL4w7J3a6uWaTIGmLA%2BLCoEjK4kYviJITN%2FV33xlKfqXdbv9ItyksakgOZzi%2FeelZJ01dlClZ6cO6avixLuRZkaaklCJKuT6MSSqByvhSUHiFgXyADfqxvhSMF%2FrwWRc1z6Q%2BvH%2FW61WJa5YFg3nBYOjanuNQ2zaIHYaGa5vciAZubPiBxW3bDIjvUFiblU%2B3PL7AHZkYX%2F3v8vIif%2Fc7S5Ll%2FH12%2B%2BBWy99X9MpN%2Fr86hdVFJRYinzJRiyKHLSkBokybBYyTIl8YD%2FiTkdwglDaSM6OIDZk1i0UqYMI2PCMTaQqbjceiqhOcrpuqTrk06qQqmkVi1EVVkRxUPtZrUeNN6GeJyLnkGjDWOsZaEWtbxlrHQ6sLLRFS%2BxWk0N7hT1JkyIjxB2ADg7hJ01fjSkle5IKS9P1rcaxFxmVNslIfWoFl2qZjmfgPNGgq0l76YO%2FtkkQ8hYNNa%2BiYsD9t33PQEmCQkQWXiBOJ5k3qupTDWX%2FWJ1LyWtonNJI5f5RwYC3oCS2yWT9pollfzPrVrG%2Bbtjvrm86sb9nwjMPA83lokNiNAE40MgaWZRoDL%2FaYxePYIWzWr5Mmi3Ii0lnfd80nxzdnfde3B8zmNjMHA3Pgm5Y14JETEmJabMBiMutHvucRK%2FSD0DdDEns0YgEJuOnB2Iqpd1LmC1Au%2BZYW1s%2FVwrJD8ymwQQ3iU8s3gyiy4pBZoRcHHmFuEDPihp7P3B9UY32slxW4NH%2F8UKUH%2BpRVwU7AgZV3b7Rq9eleZv0laJSkMLADz7J9b65eMiJrXp1kThPuosPP4mz%2FFNZxUWWkBtakLFNwKQT3rP9kZCVffLi9hBXNi%2Bt6fHw8PC8tJMkXHNwLjkRx4NRXDkmzPkZXeZGVBQq%2FjdEQlgVVARkh6vk2pW7EDcvlAYAsHBgD5nkGYCHyqRu4zOG7sKlENR4gihgDA7Ux%2BJLnokW84BWpaAIp4r6za2cFDTdoAw03aJsNnwBbpOJ5%2FR7luSIZxqSP3bYtr9NVO3O%2FnXp3Nr4EXlfIa7rjRdL0q3O%2FKegnADUvhSwYsLVAM06kSg8WqskXGYjUTjQlgF%2FK7cXBEWNKgXKaFvRhG7jkB8mruyaStBIRZ9vlsixyWVSbdQl%2FGk94TJoUkWMew5%2BuqKc7qjM4dr1jbwAThKGJ4sf2dw7mfzhAVBCbQXCyPIkfsyo7yXkNTg%2FRYAFR4D9UCjZ6hogKG3G87hGZP448jNBWjxKcxd91L07JYvTGPiUZjeDBM1rBg9UVg4dM61I91BwkdnzEEVFzq5zCI2%2FUBsJr0ct4XY0gDTi93VngcXE3fuOM3xbFIuWT8cXZ3fhiflV8vBlfTHrlsspH97fjq8n1b596cOPlaJmR0sIzwe3cntwTflnuL15CahkNzF%2FmoKiE%2BmJeQhIZPYNbzlE7JOeCgzXyeUsb3Zhn5pkTjCeGbZ65hjs9D4zxue0Zp9PTs1PLn5yH3rS3XDR4R%2Bqx7snPo2csfXgFh3zm614CDjVSpgCl3tjn8P%2BFg%2FdKrHFgGz5aQR74ag4%2By%2BToWXngutcWS6Pn9rnuwRk1hpbRI4%2FUFiHnQAJLqmfLppHzshJLQlfAvR2se4uyHD3Dz1zWFWBcEeYKBN0AKGIJF%2Ff2%2Bvrt5XR%2BcXX3%2FnY6%2Fm3%2B8WIyvZ5fXV%2BdTT%2F1nuMMmJOKZHL9i67ck2QqJSOIAH37kEKIgl30YWsYrC%2FaNQpYGCQBWvB%2BhNA6QmAdIayOEFRHCKkjBNQRwukIwXSEUDpCIGGdB1ACHwQsHev7ZyCcMGap1%2BE34YRyA6Bg1QYlQEFQYfRCWB0pUKGvH4iPwDrchOBqC5gDeKGOHcD0duoQYjD%2FQyDDExBfyK8FGsr0GV%2F3wYYxAuD2vWyCKncldQe4TrAt5HCmBZ2%2BV6NvgIf7O%2BgBFcDXbW9hp%2BzeArCj7yCoTuxACJMANqTsAbElzjv4bMCIVIAjXvf3AKnKj51gm5ZiDeS6IvQBozmCs8gkLSquxpDwHdP0zNAHRLpY5Z7eXe3uifpA%2BjcGZHjJJYg5VxbFq2wppJwTlOxq1h9v11C8hSW1rC1FWWSfN0q1aBsdWjQ5qI%2FV7D1kpigFWVOBO%2FDgNaaMcxhMN0moyxeqAr5e8qoSSG2zRtY83VRFyat69Y7jfdtuwBnxfMcKmOW5A3dg2Y5DHF9ff1KOQ1QNDRdU88UKx0BLCtZWKzxnStIuncecQPUAVQbFEp1jO9YBCVSC9IWpcNfYoMuXAgbbkuUpgWqJQh%2FIaVsDbbfN%2Bi95QznywnBCTnMC3SPrki%2BpoCZO%2BbgBeSts8u51x2SEsogaPgmJYUEzCNWJZRumaYUxD4lpRqbK%2FvtbNxVD5yLaPxPBGM%2B1aAVZlP9rb73qJAPXsmgYE8M1XXBW6gfGIKCmEVCLOkHsUJewnXQ3TTQBddASJni0GRqWrVnm0PGGnvdSCXS8P5HiGGqyMoF3mYk62W2847TIGalWWw73O3mxl1W0Zx2qexsaAfLdmxnqh6est5w2TSDdawLLlBMmNYhFab3Crm%2FXCoaeqUHwrcHO0CVuGkNVgmoFQFb7h6V1hakWV0WmNSfyZKfU%2Bw2o8hqwMe%2Bo21jUTe%2B%2BGQg54Uu8YpWFFpsFeI9z%2FIyAkRKeu9a%2BkR3pV4GVLti%2BguYULY3EuxaeKIEit9SOKeYGKNTEkmtt6FOBUiHD8giNvQCg4IXsz%2B6429AVsJsDUgEXjh82usOu1beIjaQbWxdNpSIxYATKtxhVj6B2Zzdd1FNSdABqM9Dujrb9%2FA0By6JTtg1MZ1HVRLQWNVqL7vURW1Num4dGqnZhy%2FRlv%2FdVA%2FMKh0E9rWp%2FuTMYXNZmH0oD3Iky4sYptuu%2FIl6wjox46YzxKlLOb3YMuxsYvgrjDQYnm3x8iMQvX77sjI1rb%2BCGQNvbNpmCKGLzMQEmsWgi1QOUT%2FniLC0adl0tWgybE8eybc%2BzvfNzLxiYY3dgTtzJf8esiACW6p5fZFC9S6F6l0MPa40fz6GQEMhhxtznhH2YimdA%2F5Fopg21lzETNT80TUc8U4l1j1hzkoomQw15jqEFvwXobUUp0r216jLXmEmZIDeFVBGmCxVo4S4i%2FR3%2BoZLsXx7093xJWK%2F%2FAA%3D%3D\" class=\"lazyload embed__frame\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" id=\"hong-kong-man-accused-of-smuggling-2-5-million-worth-of-turtles-through-torrance--hero\" title=\"Video: Chinese man accused of smuggling turtles to his Hong Kong home\" data-sort-time=\"1710203425000\" data-update-time=\"1710203425000\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <button class=\"player-overlay__button--icon-close__mobile\" data-target=\"\" aria-label=\"Close sticky player\"><br \/>\n        <svg class=\"player-overlay__button--icon\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#player-icon-close\"\/>\n        <\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/losangeles\/video\/hong-kong-man-accused-of-smuggling-2-5-million-worth-of-turtles-through-torrance\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Chinese man accused of smuggling turtles to his Hong Kong home<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">01:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A Chinese man faces up to five years in prison for trying to smuggle protected turtles worth more than $1 million from the United States to Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>Wei Qiang Lin, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty on Monday in a federal district court in New York to exporting more than 220 parcels containing around 850 <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/losangeles\/news\/hong-kong-man-charged-for-smuggling-turtles-through-torrance-mailing-facility\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">eastern box turtles<\/a><\/span> and three-toed box turtles.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/chinese-national-pleads-guilty-exporting-protected-turtles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Justice Department said<\/a> the live turtles had been wrapped in socks for the weeks-long journey and the boxes with the reptiles had been labeled as containing &#8220;plastic animal toys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The turtles, which had a market value of $1.4 million, were intercepted by law enforcement at a border inspection, it said.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officers &#8220;observed them bound and taped inside knotted socks within the shipping boxes,&#8221; federal prosecutors said in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/620x496g8\/6a24394289d8031d549020e7d0be86bc\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg#\" alt=\"us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg \" height=\"496\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/620x496g8\/6a24394289d8031d549020e7d0be86bc\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1240x992g8\/7e4d5a9505cbf0fefd08abaae7e19f78\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A Chinese man faces up to five years in prison for trying to smuggle protected turtles worth more than $1 million from the United States to Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Justice Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eastern box turtles and three-toed box turtles feature colorful markings and are a &#8220;prized feature in the domestic and foreign pet market, particularly in China and Hong Kong,&#8221; the Justice Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>It said they are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).<\/p>\n<p>Lin also allegedly exported 11 other parcels filled with reptiles, including venomous snakes, the Justice Department said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sentencing was set for December 23. Lin faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.<\/p>\n<p>Last October, a woman from China pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/eastern-box-turtle-smuggling-guilty-plea-wan-yee-ng-canada-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">across a Vermont lake<\/a><\/span> into Canada by kayak.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-smuggling-protected-turtles-us\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese man accused of smuggling turtles to his Hong Kong home Chinese man accused of smuggling turtles to his Hong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[349,1146],"class_list":["post-43265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories","tag-china","tag-smuggling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S. - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The man Lin also allegedly exported 11 other parcels filled with reptiles, including venomous snakes, the Justice Department said.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S. - World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The man Lin also allegedly exported 11 other parcels filled with reptiles, including venomous snakes, the Justice Department said.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg\" \/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"998\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"News\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2\"},\"headline\":\"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S.\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/\"},\"wordCount\":322,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,315&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"China\",\"Smuggling\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Top Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/\",\"name\":\"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S. - World News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,315&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00\",\"description\":\"The man Lin also allegedly exported 11 other parcels filled with reptiles, including venomous snakes, the Justice Department said.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,315&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,315&ssl=1\",\"width\":600,\"height\":315},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\",\"name\":\"World News\",\"description\":\"World News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\",\"name\":\"World News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png\",\"width\":581,\"height\":581,\"caption\":\"World News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2\",\"name\":\"News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S. - World News","description":"The man Lin also allegedly exported 11 other parcels filled with reptiles, including venomous snakes, the Justice Department said.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S. - World News","og_description":"The man Lin also allegedly exported 11 other parcels filled with reptiles, including venomous snakes, the Justice Department said.","og_url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/","og_site_name":"World News","article_published_time":"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""},{"url":"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg","width":1920,"height":998,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"News","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/"},"author":{"name":"News","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2"},"headline":"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S.","datePublished":"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/"},"wordCount":322,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,315&ssl=1","keywords":["China","Smuggling"],"articleSection":["Top Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/","name":"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S. - World News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,315&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-12T12:41:54+00:00","description":"The man Lin also allegedly exported 11 other parcels filled with reptiles, including venomous snakes, the Justice Department said.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,315&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,315&ssl=1","width":600,"height":315},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chinese-man-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-850-protected-turtles-worth-over-1-million-from-u-s\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth over $1 million from U.S."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/","name":"World News","description":"World News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization","name":"World News","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png","width":581,"height":581,"caption":"World News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2","name":"News","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1","medium":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1","medium_large":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1","large":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=1024&resize=1024,1024&ssl=1","1536x1536":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=1536&resize=1536,1536&ssl=1","2048x2048":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=2048&resize=2048,2048&ssl=1","colormag-highlighted-post":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=392&resize=392,272&ssl=1","colormag-featured-post-medium":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=390&resize=390,205&ssl=1","colormag-featured-post-small":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=130&resize=130,90&ssl=1","colormag-featured-image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=800&resize=800,445&ssl=1","colormag-default-news":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1","colormag-featured-image-large":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=1400&resize=1400,600&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-block-extra-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=1155&resize=1155,480&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,417&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-small-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=285&resize=285,450&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-medium-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=575&resize=575,198&ssl=1"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"News","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e85cf08852547781a5f631f3713dbb5197ed4b54e32ae19c7d5769b8c8504897?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":false,"magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Chinese man accused of smuggling turtles to his Hong Kong home Chinese man accused of smuggling turtles to his Hong","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["Top Stories"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":11,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":2,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=600&resize=600,315&ssl=1",600,315,false],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1",300,300,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/0644e723-43fe-4e61-90eb-7879f4306d88\/thumbnail\/1200x630g8\/317ebe8290a71d113f9fb47519d4988d\/us-v-wei-qiang-lin-01-0-0.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1",150,150,false]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"News","author_link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e85cf08852547781a5f631f3713dbb5197ed4b54e32ae19c7d5769b8c8504897?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"<a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-32\">Top Stories<\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}