• Prosecutors appeal 'Lizard King' jail sentence
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  • Prosecutors said today they will seek a tougher sentence against wildlife trafficker Anson Wong, whose six-month jail term for smuggling snakes has been sharply criticised.

    Wong, nicknamed the "Lizard King" and described as one of the world's most-wanted traffickers, was handed the sentence Monday for attempting to smuggle 95 endangered boa constrictors to neighbouring Indonesia.

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