Man Charged with Trafficking in Bear Parts

in Animal News

A naturalized U.S. citizen from Vietnam whose primary means of employment is as a nail technician allegedly was supplementing his income by trafficking in black bear paws and gall bladders in Hamblen County, Tennessee, authorities say. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has evidence of three bear-parts transactions conducted by 49-year-old Kheim Tung “Michael” Quach, according to Nathan Ripley, a Hamblen County TWRA agent.

Link: TimesNews.net

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