M'sia extradites alleged Chinese turtle smuggler to US for court charges

A man from China accused of financing a nationwide ring to smuggle turtles out of the US has been extradited from Malaysia.

According to the US Department of Justice, the 24-year-old suspect had allegedly purchased at least 1,500 protected turtles valued at US$2.25 million (RM9 million) illegally and had them smuggled out...