زن حامله دروغین، قاچاقچی میمون از کار درآمد
این خانم ۲۸ ساله که جیپسی لاوسن، نام دارد به منظور
قاچاق و خارج کردن یک میمون از کشور تایلند خود را به شکل یک زن باردار در
آورده و میمون کوچولو را در شرایط نامساعدی بر روی شکم خود جاسازی کرده
بود ::: مدعی العموم اظهار داشته است که نامه نگاری هایی دال بر برنامه
ریزی قبلی برای انجام این بزه بین این زن و مادر 56 ساله اش به دست آورده
است ::: خروج میمون از کشور تایلند توسط توریست ها جرم محسوب میشود :::
اشد مجازات برای قاچاق در تایلند 20 سال زندان است
CNN) -- A Washington woman who hid a sedated monkey under her
blouse on a flight from Thailand was convicted of violating wildlife
laws for smuggling the monkey into the United States, prosecutors said
Tuesday.
Authorities rescued the monkey from Gypsy Lawson"s fake womb.
Gypsy Lawson, 28, and her mother, Fran Ogren, 56, were convicted of
smuggling and conspiracy to smuggle the monkey in violation of the
Endangered Species Act and other federal laws.
Lawson hid the
young rhesus macaque monkey under a loose-fitting blouse on a flight
from Bangkok, Thailand, to Los Angeles, California, International
Airport, pretending she was pregnant, the U.S. Attorneys Office for the
Eastern District of Washington said.
Permits are required to
possess rhesus monkeys and many other species of animals. Such permits
are granted for research, enhancement and conservation purposes.
Additionally, transporting such species into the United States requires
a customs declaration. Lawson and Ogren had neither.
"These
defendants purposely undertook a course of action which could well have
endangered many citizens, as well as the life of the animal in
question," said U.S. Attorney James McDevitt.
Rhesus monkeys are known to carry viruses and parasites that can be
transmitted to humans, said Paul Chang, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service agent.
"This particular animal tested negative," he said.
Chang said the monkey has been placed with a rescue center for
abandoned primates, "but it could have been living out its life with
its family in its native habitat."
Authorities found journals and handwritten notes describing the
mother and daughter"s attempts to find a monkey small enough to smuggle
back to the United States. The journal also described the pair"s
"acquisition of a small monkey and their experimenting with different
medicines to sedate the monkey for their journey home," McDevitt"s
office said.
Authorities also found photographs of Lawson at two
airports and on an airplane in which she is wearing loose-fitting
clothing and appears to be pregnant.
"The journal confirms that
she and her mother smuggled the monkey into the United States by hiding
it under her shirt, pretending she was pregnant in order to get past
authorities," the statement from McDevitt"s office said.
Co-defendant James Edward Pratt, 34, already has pleaded guilty to
misdemeanor charges of possession and transportation of prohibited
wildlife. He will be sentenced in January.
Sentencing for Lawson
and Ogren is scheduled for March 3, 2009. The smuggling conviction
carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and
up to three years of court supervision after release. The conspiracy
charge carries a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and
up to three years of court supervision after release.
Flight itineraries show the pair flew from Spokane, Washington, to
Bangkok on November 4-5, 2007, with stops in Seattle, Washington, and
Inchon, South Korea. They returned on a direct flight from Bangkok to
Los Angeles, California, on November 28, 2007.
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