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Man pleads guilty to trafficking live lizards from Philippines

By Zach Halaschak
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Man pleads guilty to trafficking live lizards from Philippines

A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally trafficking live water monitor lizards into the U.S. from the Philippines.

Derrick Semedo, 26, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to one count of wildlife trafficking in violation of the Lacey Act. Semedo admitted to bringing in more than 20 of the lizards between March and December of 2016.

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