California man faces up to 20
years in prison after the three live snakes were illegally shipped from Hong
Kong
Associated Press
Wednesday 26 July
2017 09.39 BSTLast modified on Wednesday 26 July
2017 09.57 BST
A man has been arrested on
federal smuggling charges after customs officers intercepted a shipment with
three live king cobras hidden inside potato chip canisters that were being
mailed to his California home, US prosecutors said.
Rodrigo Franco, 34, was scheduled
to be arraigned on Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles on a charge of illegally
importing merchandise. It was not immediately clear if he had an
attorney who could comment on the allegations.
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