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Shady reptile dealers slither through Pennsylvania
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Monday, September 1, 2003 | Carl Prine

Posted on 09/01/2003 8:24:26 AM PDT by Willie Green

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:03:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

When it comes to laundering cold-blooded contraband, few states top Pennsylvania.

Dogged by lax law enforcement, weak statutes and a wink-wink attitude from the industry that sells reptiles and amphibians, Pennsylvania has become what top wildlife cops nationwide call a "black hole" state -- the place to move animals illegal for sale everywhere else.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: blackmarket; endangeredspecies; lizards; smuggling; snakes; toads; turtles; wildlife

1 posted on 09/01/2003 8:24:27 AM PDT by Willie Green
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