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Related: About this forumMan charged with smuggling pythons in his pants at U.S. border
Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of bringing the hidden snakes on a bus that crossed into northern New York on July 15, 2018.
ALBANY, N.Y. A New York City man has been charged with smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants at a U.S-Canadian border crossing.
Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of bringing the hidden snakes on a bus that crossed into northern New York on July 15, 2018. Importation of Burmese pythons is regulated by an international treaty and by federal regulations listing them as injurious to human beings.
Bautista, of Queens, was arraigned Tuesday in Albany on the federal smuggling charge and released pending trial, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Carla B. Freedman.
An email seeking comment was sent to Bautistas lawyer.
The charge carries the potential for a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine as high as $250,000, according to federal prosecutors.
The Burmese python, one of the worlds largest snakes, is considered a vulnerable species in its native Asia and is invasive in Florida, where it threatens native animals.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/10/06/man-charged-with-smuggling-pythons-in-his-pants-at-us-border/?
ALBANY, N.Y. A New York City man has been charged with smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants at a U.S-Canadian border crossing.
Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of bringing the hidden snakes on a bus that crossed into northern New York on July 15, 2018. Importation of Burmese pythons is regulated by an international treaty and by federal regulations listing them as injurious to human beings.
Bautista, of Queens, was arraigned Tuesday in Albany on the federal smuggling charge and released pending trial, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Carla B. Freedman.
An email seeking comment was sent to Bautistas lawyer.
The charge carries the potential for a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine as high as $250,000, according to federal prosecutors.
The Burmese python, one of the worlds largest snakes, is considered a vulnerable species in its native Asia and is invasive in Florida, where it threatens native animals.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/10/06/man-charged-with-smuggling-pythons-in-his-pants-at-us-border/?
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Man charged with smuggling pythons in his pants at U.S. border (Original Post)
bluedigger
Oct 2022
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CentralMass
(15,265 posts)1. It happens to me all the time ;-)
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)4. Kinda my natural state of existence really
Layzeebeaver
(1,644 posts)2. Excuse me...
Is that a python in your trousers or are you just happy to see someone?
Or
Is that a python in your trousers?
No , but what if I had a python down my trousers?
Well, you would remove said python from your trousers, wipe it, and put it back.
Bayard
(22,169 posts)3. Well, that's something you don't see every day.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)5. A real trouser snake.