Pa. Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Protected Turtles To Canada

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to trafficking protected turtles.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says David Sommers on Monday admitted to sending a package to Canada in 2014 containing 11 diamondback terrapin hatchlings.
In this Dec. 16, 2014 file photo, baby diamondback terrapin turtles swim in a container at the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science in Manahawkin, N.J.