New York man charged with allegedly smuggling $200,000 worth of protected butterflies and insects

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Authorities in New York have accused a man of trafficking more than $200,000 worth of dead specimens of protected butterflies.

Charles Limmer, 75, is facing charges of conspiracy to smuggle wildlife into the United States, smuggling wildlife into and out of the United States, and violations of the Lacey Act’s prohibitions on falsely labelling and trafficking in wildlife.