Man pleads guilty to shipping lizards from Philippines to US

BOSTON (AP) — A New Hampshire man who smuggled rare lizards from the Philippines to the U.S. by hiding them in socks and placing them inside electronic equipment has pleaded guilty.
Federal prosecutors say 26-year-old Derrick Semedo pleaded guilty in Boston on Tuesday to trafficking in protected wildlife in violation of U.S. and Philippines law and international wildlife treaties.
Authorities say from March to December 2016, the Nashua, New Hampshire, man imported 20 live water monitor liz