Richmond Hill man charged with smuggling snakes in his pants on bus near Canadian border: Feds via QNS
A Richmond Hill man was induced for allegedly smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants into the U.S. from Canada. man was busted near the Canadian border in upstate New York and charged with smuggling snakes. Calvin Bautista, 36, was arraigned Tuesday in Albany federal court on an indictment charging him with smuggling three Burmese pythons into the United States at the Champlain Port of Entry, according to theThe case is being investigated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services and the U.
Pythons are nonvenomous snakes found in Asia, Africa and Australia, and they grab onto their prey with long teeth and kill by constriction, overwhelming the circulatory system and cutting off the flow of blood to the brain, causing death. Some species grow to more than 30 feet in length. The charge filed against Bautista carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and a term of supervised release of up to three years. Following his arraignment, Bautista was released pending trial at a future date.
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