Windsor man charged with smuggling 51 turtles in his sweatpants
Kai Xu faces charges in a U.S. federal court for trying to bring 51 live turtles across the Detroit-Windsor border


Tory Zimmerman / The Toronto Star
Red-eared sliders like this one were among 51 turtles that a man tried to smuggle into Canada

. By: Eric Andrew-Gee Staff Reporter, Published on Thu Sep 25 2014

Kai Xu was not happy to see the border guard. Those were turtles in his pants.

Fifty-one of them. Mostly taped to his legs. Others hidden in his crotch.

The scene is described in a criminal complaint that was filed in U.S. federal court on Tuesday, alleging that Xu, a Windsor resident, tried to sneak the amphibious reptiles across the Detroit-Windsor border in August.

His bulging sweatpants gave him away and he is charged with smuggling, trading in protected species, and illegally exporting fish or wildlife. His bond hearing in a Detroit court is scheduled for Friday.

He faces up to 10 years in a federal prison if convicted.

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Fifty-one of them. Mostly taped to his legs. Others hidden in his crotch.

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"Oh my, that was a most unpleasant ride!"