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A pet shop owner in Tokyo was arrested for allegedly smuggling multiple birds and mangosteen fruits into Japan from Thailand, local police said Friday.
Masayuki Sekiguchi, 69, is suspected of violating the infectious diseases control law and the plant quarantine law, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. He was arrested on Wednesday and has admitted to the allegations.
He “wanted to breed the birds as they were pretty and adorable,” and brought the mangosteens “as gifts because they taste good,” he was quoted…
