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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

International plant poacher who travelled to America 50 times ‘to steal succulents’ is jailed in the US

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A South Korean man has been jailed in the US for illegally smuggling live Dudleya succulent plants worth $150,000 (£110,601) to Asia.

A California court on Thursday sentenced Byungsu Kim, 46, to two years in jail and ordered him to pay $3,985 (£2938) in restitution for the stolen plants.

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