Tag: smuggling exotic pets
Two arrested for smuggling ganja and exotic birds
(CNS) UPDATED FRIDAY: Two Jamaican men aged 38 and 59 who were arrested following an interception at sea by the coastguard earlier this week have been charged with the importation of Ganja. The men appeared in court Thursday and were remanded in custody until their next appearance at the end of the month. Both men […]
Couple admit illegal import of sugar glider
(CNS): Jimel McLean and Sabrina Walton, who were both charged with importing a live animal without a licence, pleaded guilty Thursday and were bailed until a sentence hearing next month. In one of the first prosecutions of its kind, the couple attempted to bring a sugar glider into Cayman from the US last summer. But they were […]
Animal importation case adjourned for legal talks
(CNS): Jimel McLean and Sabrina Walton, who were charged earlier this month for importing a live animal without a licence, appeared in court Thursday but the case was adjourned to allow the lawyers to discuss the details of the charges. They were both bailed to return to court in January without answering the charges against them. McLean […]
Two arrested over smuggling exotic pets
(CNS): Officials from the Customs Department have confirmed that a 31-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman from Bodden Town were arrested on Wednesday evening in connection with what appears to be smuggling of exotic pets. Collector of Customs Charles Clifford said that an “unsecured animal created a scare” on board a Cayman Airways flight from […]
