Around 9:00 am Saturday, authorities from the Michigan DNR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and others uncovered more than $50,000 in rare and endangered lizzards, snakes and turtles.
Homes in Inkster, Southgate, Berkley, Lansing, Sterling Heights, Ypsilanti and an unnamed southwestern Livingston County were searched and the animals were taken into the hands of officials.
The smuggling ring reaches outside of Michigan, and authorities are working to raid homes in surrounding states...
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