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Abalone Smuggler

Yon Pon Wong, 65, of Chula Vista, Calif., faces up to 5 years in federal prison and a $6 million fine after pleading guilty to smuggling $3 million worth of abalone — 74 tons of it — into the country, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

SAN DIEGO (CN) — Yon Pon Wong, 65, of Chula Vista, Calif., faces up to 5 years in federal prison and a $6 million fine after pleading guilty to smuggling $3 million worth of abalone — 74 tons of it — into the country, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

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