B.C. man fined $6,000 for illegally transporting protected snapping turtle

A Surrey man has been fined $6,000 for numerous wildlife offences, including illegally transporting a protected snapping turtle between provinces.
Thai Hoang Khoi Le pled guilty on May 21, 2026, in Surrey provincial court and was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for interprovincial transport of animals without the proper permits and $1,000 for unlawfully possessing live wildlife.
He was charged under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (