Woman Arrested Smuggling Endangered Turtles Across US-Canada Border

Chinese woman Wan Yee Ng was arrested for attempting to smuggle 29 protected eastern box turtles into Canada by kayak. Discovered by Border Patrol agents, the turtles were found individually wrapped in socks. Ng is charged with violating the Endangered Species Act and remains detained as ordered by a federal judge.

In a recent operation, Chinese national Wan Yee Ng was apprehended by Border Patrol agents at a Vermont lake for attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, into Canada using a kayak.

Ng, who was arrested on June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan, was found ready to board an inflatable kayak carrying a duffle bag filled with the turtles, each wrapped in socks. These details were revealed from an affidavit filed in federal court.

The investigation, initiated after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police alerted U.S. authorities about suspicious activity, involved surveillance and eventually led to Ng's arrest. She faces charges under the Endangered Species Act and remains detained following a federal judge's ruling.

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