New Jersey Man Arrested for Importing Narwhal Tusks
A New Jersey man was arrested Dec. 14 for the illegal import and trafficking of narwhal tusks (whale tusk) and associated money laundering crimes, the Justice Department said. A federal grand jury in Bangor, Maine, returned an indictment Nov. 14…
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that was partially unsealed upon the arrest of Andrew L. Zarauskas of Union, N.J. The indictment also names Jay G. Conrad of Lakeland, Tenn., who was summoned to appear in the District of Maine on Jan. 3, 2013. The indictment charges Conrad and Zarauskas with conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, smuggling and money laundering violations for buying narwhal tusks knowing the tusks had been illegally imported into the United States, as well as selling or attempting to sell the tusks after their illegal importation. Zarauskas was arrested this morning at his home in Union.