Full list of wildlife parts, including sting rays and narwhal, surrendered by Mass. smuggler
Two sting ray stinger bones , a narwhal tusk, multiple shark jaws, dried caterpillars, a taxidermied sea turtle, a sperm whale tooth and a whale baleen are just a few of the items a Massachusetts man had to forfeit after facing criminal charges.
Adam Bied , 40, of North Reading, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States, specifically, illegally imported wildlife parts, and two counts of violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits trafficking in wildlife.
Bied began buying, selling and trading wildlife parts and products in January 2018, officials said, despite knowing many of the transactions were a violation of federal laws and regulations. Prosecutors say Bied "knowingly failed" to declare the wildlife upon its importation into the U.S. Sometimes the items were falsely labeled as "decorative masks" or "rodents."
Bied placed orders with individuals in Cameroon and Indonesia who killed and acquired wildlife, including endangered and protected species, which he would then resell to customers in the U.S.
Jaguar and leopard skin seized from Adam Bied's residence.United States Attorney Leah B. Foley District of Massachusetts
On June 12, 2019, he sent another person's wife $285 for two baboon skulls, five monkey skulls and an eagle skull, court documents state. About a month later, he sent $300 via MoneyGram for more skulls, including a pangolin skull.
In January 2021, court documents state Bied paid $2,500 via PayPal for an orangutan skull. And a month later, Bied paid $1,400 for three leopard skulls.
The items, court documents state, were shipped to Bied's house.
Orangutan skull smuggled into the United States in February of 2021.United States Attorney Leah B. Foley District of Massachusetts
As part of the plea agreement, the U.S. attorney's office is recommending 8 months in prison. He has also consented to the civil forfeiture of over 100 wildlife parts from endangered, threatened, or protected species seized in July 2021 from Bied's residence, storage unit and vehicle.
See below for a full list of all the items up for forfeiture.
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One orangutan skull encased in wood
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One orangutan skull
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Two tiger skulls
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One jaguar skin
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One leopard skin
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Three leopard skulls
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Two babirusa skulls encased in wood
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One mandrillus skull
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One pangolin skull
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One South American monkey skull
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Two duiker skulls
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Four brown bear teeth
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One brown bear skull
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One gibbon skull
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Two crocodile skulls
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One piece of narwhal tusk
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One South American fur seal
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One greater rhea skull
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Two sting ray stinger bones
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Two anoa horns
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One anoa skull
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One leopard tortoise shell
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Two springbuck horns
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One badger skull
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One muntjac skull
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One python
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One mako shark jaw
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Four civet skulls
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One African cat skull
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One flying fox skull
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One potto skull
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One piranha taxidermy mount
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One bear tooth
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One wallaby skull
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One jackal skull
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One bear skull
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One mountain lion
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Eight warthog tusks on a plaque
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One South American sea lion skull
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One raccoon dog skull
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One Asian mongoose skull
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One mongoose skull
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One greater cane rat skull
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Four mopani worms dried carcasses
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One queen Asian giant hornet taxidermy
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One tiger shark jaw
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Four wild board teeth
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One porcupine skull
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Two yellow-casqued hornbill skulls
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One springbok skull
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Two black-casqued hornbill skulls
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One capybara skull
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Two harp seal skins
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Two white-thighed hornbill skulls
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One spitting cobra taxidermy mount
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One walrus skull (lower jaw only)
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One red-billed dwarf hornbill skull
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One snake rattle
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One African crested porcupine skull
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One bat-eared fox skull
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One hyrax skull
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One loggerhead sea turtle taxidermied
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Two African lion skulls
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One hawksbill sea turtle full taxidermy mount
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One jaguar skull
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One green sea turtle carapace
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One polar bear skull
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One leopard
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Four whale teeth
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One sperm whale tooth
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One otter skeleton
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One piece of whale baleen
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One harp seal skull
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One grey seal skull
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One elephant seal skull
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One seal skull
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One dhole skull
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