{"id":12424,"date":"2025-09-25T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englishwithrubi.com\/?p=12424"},"modified":"2025-09-25T19:04:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:04:26","slug":"man-faces-jail-for-sending-850-turtles-in-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishwithrubi.com\/tr\/man-faces-jail-for-sending-850-turtles-in-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Faces Jail for Sending 850 Turtles in Socks"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12424-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/englishwithrubi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Man-Faces-Jail-for-Sending-850-Turtles-in-Socks.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/englishwithrubi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Man-Faces-Jail-for-Sending-850-Turtles-in-Socks.mp3\">https:\/\/englishwithrubi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Man-Faces-Jail-for-Sending-850-Turtles-in-Socks.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>A man from China has admitted in a US court that he sent about 850 turtles to Hong Kong. The turtles were wrapped in socks and the boxes were wrongly marked as toys.<\/p>\n<p>Between August 2023 and November 2024, Wei Qiang Lin sent over 200 parcels with turtles. Most of them were eastern box turtles and three-toed box turtles. These turtles are protected species and come from the US.<\/p>\n<p>In China, the turtles are popular pets and can be worth a lot of money. US officials say the turtles were worth about $1.4 million. Mr Lin was caught when border inspectors found the animals.<\/p>\n<p>He also sent other reptiles, including dangerous snakes. He will be sentenced on 23 December and could spend up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>In another case earlier this year, a different man from China was jailed for 30 months for sending 2,000 turtles in socks. 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<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_question  qsm_remove_bold' >\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<fieldset>\n\t\t<legend><\/legend>\n\t<div class='qmn_radio_answers'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question162-1 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input' name=\"question162\" id=\"question162_1\" value=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question162_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn plastic bags\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question162-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input' name=\"question162\" id=\"question162_2\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question162_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn bottles\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question162-3 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input' name=\"question162\" id=\"question162_3\" value=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question162_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn cages\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question162-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input' name=\"question162\" id=\"question162_4\" value=\"3\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question162_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn socks\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<label style=\"display: none !important;\" for=\"question162_none\">None<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" style=\"display: none;\" name=\"question162\" id=\"question162_none\" checked=\"checked\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"answer_limit_keys_162\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_section qsm-question-wrapper question-type-0 question-section-id-163\" data-qid=\"163\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_new_question'>How much were the turtles worth? <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_question  qsm_remove_bold' >\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<fieldset>\n\t\t<legend><\/legend>\n\t<div class='qmn_radio_answers'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question163-1 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input' name=\"question163\" id=\"question163_1\" value=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question163_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEight hundred fifty thousand dollars\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question163-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input' name=\"question163\" id=\"question163_2\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question163_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOne million dollars\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question163-3 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input' name=\"question163\" id=\"question163_3\" value=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question163_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOne million four hundred thousand dollars\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question163-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input' name=\"question163\" id=\"question163_4\" value=\"3\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question163_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTwo million dollars\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<label style=\"display: none !important;\" for=\"question163_none\">None<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" style=\"display: none;\" name=\"question163\" id=\"question163_none\" checked=\"checked\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"answer_limit_keys_163\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_section qsm-question-wrapper question-type-0 question-section-id-164\" data-qid=\"164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_new_question'>What other animals did Lin also send? 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