A casual conversation on a 2023 flight exposed several wildlife crimes committed by three Northern California residents, state officials said.

A conversation with the officers and the unsuspecting couple ensued that ultimately led to the couple disclosing that they were transporting a sea turtle skull from the East Coast in their luggage, ...

The passengers also showed the officers the skull of an endangered sea turtle they were smuggling in a carry-on bag during the flight.

A California couple told plain-clothed officers they were smuggling a sea turtle skull, hunted mountain lion and their family ...

SACRAMENTO — A California couple pleaded guilty after exposing a series of wildlife crimes, including illegally smuggling the skull of an endangered sea turtle, to state Fish and Wildlife ...

On a flight to Sacramento in November 2023, a California couple found themselves in a conversation with fellow passengers about their hobbies. Little did they ...

The officers conversed with the couple, who unsuspectingly revealed that they were transporting the skull of a sea turtle from the East Coast in their luggage, according to California wildlife ...

A Butte County couple on a California flight told plain-clothed wildlife officers they were carrying an illegal sea turtle skull in their luggage. California Department of Fish and Wildlife ...