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Smuggling Acquittal

A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted a woman accused of smuggling marine life into the United States, rejecting the prosecution’s claim she must have known about the scheme because her boyfriend used her suitcases to bring the delicacies into the country.

SAN DIEGO – A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted a woman accused of smuggling marine life into the United States, rejecting the prosecution’s claim she must have known about the scheme because her boyfriend used her suitcases to bring the delicacies into the country.

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