ELR Citation: ELR 20889
No(s). 84-0959-CIV (S.D. Fla. May 28, 1986)

The court holds that a shipment of caiman hides making an unscheduled landing at Miami International Airport is subject to forfeiture under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Lacey Act. The court first holds that the government had pro...