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Colombian designer jailed 18 months over reptile handbags

A celebrity fashion designer was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for smuggling handbags made from the skin of protected reptiles into the United States. Colombian national Nancy Gonzalez, 71, admitted in November to illegally importing purses made from caiman and python skins between February 2016 and April 2019. Both animals are...

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Colombia extradites celebrity designer to US over illegal leathers

Colombia has extradited to the United States a celebrity fashion designer wanted for the alleged smuggling of protected animal skin purses, police in the South American country said Wednesday. Nancy Gonzalez's purses, clutches and wallets sell for thousands of US dollars apiece, have appeared on catwalks and TV shows and grace the shelves of...