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St. Cloud State University Professor Accused of Smuggling Elephant Ivory
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A philosophy professor at St. Cloud State University is accused of conspiring to smuggle rhinoceros horn and elephant ivory out of the U.S. and into China.
Yiwei Zheng was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges including smuggling and making a false statement to agents.
Reports say Zheng was arrested Tuesday by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents in St. Cloud. Zheng was scheduled to appear later Tuesday before a U.S. magistrate in St. Paul.
The indictment alleges Zheng conspired with two unnamed co-conspirators in a scheme that ran from 2006 through 2011.
According to the indictment, the black rhinoceros is listed as an engendered species, and international trade in elephant ivory is largely banned.
A university spokesman said he could not comment due to the investigation.
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