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South Koreans Arrested After Stripping National Parks Of Succulents For Illegal Export
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As many of you know, I am a huge advocate of hiking and particularly our national parks. We have amazing parks and most of us take great efforts to avoid leaving traces or causing damage to our natural areas. That is why a recent arrest is so alarming. Recently, three South Korean nationals were  charged  after an arrest at Los Angeles International Airport with a van filled with more than 3,700 Dudleya succulents. The spiky blue-green plants are prized in Asia. The men were tracked as they stripped parks of the plants and stuffed them into backpacks.

These plants can be sold for $50 a piece abroad and the three men have made repeated trips to Northern California to steal the plant life. They were arrested after dropping off 3,715 succulents at a commercial exporter’s warehouse.

https://jonathanturley.org/2019/06/07/south-koreans-arrested-after-striping-national-parks-of-succulents-for-illegal-export/