What jurisdiction does the US have over wildlife in Africa? Other than any laws that the Zimbabwe itself chooses to enforce?
The US Bugs and Bunnies' crowd has ZERO authority over any foreign sovereign country.
This should not be the business of the US, at all.
But Palmer's arrest by US authorities would make a great distracter from the lousy Iran deal, Trump's rise, etc. And Palmer makes the perfect bad guy. There's even a report out there that he donated to Republicans (horrors!). So I'll bet the Fed's pick him up. See my post #30 for what I think the charge will be.
Sorry for any confusion! My post #30 was on another thread. Here it is:
It is against US law to bring into the country any animal part that was obtained illegally. The law was meant to stop things like the ivory trade, but that’s what I think they’ll get him on.
However, I’ve read that Palmer was not able to bring any part of the lion into the US because everything was seized by Zimbabwe authorities. If that’s the case, they’ll get him for conspiracy to import.
Remember that old saying: If the Fed’s want ya, they got ya.