Calif. U.S. Attorney: Tahoe City Resident Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Injurious Amphibians Into the United States
June 25, 2024
June 25, 2024
SACRAMENTO, California, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on June 24, 2024:
Andrew Laughlin, 47, of Tahoe City, pleaded guilty today to one count of smuggling goods into the United States, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, Laughlin acted as a "middleman" in an international amphibian smuggling ring. In a conversation with an undercover agen . . .
Andrew Laughlin, 47, of Tahoe City, pleaded guilty today to one count of smuggling goods into the United States, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, Laughlin acted as a "middleman" in an international amphibian smuggling ring. In a conversation with an undercover agen . . .