Wan Yee Ng, 41, was nabbed loading up an inflatable boat at an Airbnb in Canaan, Vt., according to a Border Patrol agent’s affidavit filed in federal court.

Wan Yee Ng, 41, entered the guilty plea Friday in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont to a single count of attempting to smuggle eastern box turtles from Vermont to Canada.

Wan Yee Ng was stopped by Border Patrol agents on June 26 in Vermont, court documents show, as she was about to set out with a duffel bag across Lake Wallace, which has shores on both sides of the ...

Wan Yee Ng will remain in custody pending her sentencing hearing Dec. 13, when she will face up to 10 years in prison, three years’ probation, a fine of up to $250,000, and a $100 special ...

Wan Yee Ng, 41, was nabbed loading up an inflatable boat at an Airbnb in Canaan, Vt., according to a Border Patrol agent’s affidavit filed in federal court.

Wan Yee Ng, 41, was arrested on the morning of June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan as she was about to get into an inflatable kayak with a duffle bag on Lake Wallace, according to a Border Patrol agent ...

Border Patrol agents found 29 live eastern box turtles in Wan Yee Ng’s bag. The protected turtles can sell on the Chinese black market for US$1,000 each, an agent said.

Wan Yee Ng, 41, was arrested on the morning of June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan as she was about to get into an inflatable kayak with a duffle bag on Lake Wallace, according to a Border Patrol agent ...

Wan Yee Ng, 41, a Chinese woman living in Canada, was charged with “attempting to export merchandise contrary to law” and could face up to 10 years if convicted, according to the release.

A Burlington grand jury indicted Wan Yee Ng, 41, of Hong Kong, with a single count of attempting to export merchandise contrary to law. Court documents say Ng, ...

Authorities say Wan Yee Ng in June tried to sneak 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, by kayak from the U.S. into Canada. Related Stories: ...

Wan Yee Ng, 41, was arrested on the morning of June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan as she was about to get into an inflatable kayak with a duffle bag on Lake Wallace, according to a Border Patrol agent ...