CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources worked with federal agencies in Florida to take down a wildlife trafficking ring operating through Chicago.
In Florida 3,700 flying squirrels were captured. The traffickers then would drive the animals 1,400 miles in a rental car from Florida to Chicago.
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READ MORE: Man Shot And Killed While Sitting In Vehicle In South Loop; Dog Apparently Wounded In AttackThe traffickers also shipped alligators and protected freshwater turtles.
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