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Washington Man Sentenced for Gall Bladder Trafficking

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Page, a meat cutter from Curlew, was sentenced to a year jail in Ferry County Superior Court after being convicted on six counts of unlawful trafficking in wildlife. Investigators say Page admitted buying 35 gall bladders in 2007 and 2008, including 17 from undercover officers. Page, 63, was sentenced Dec. 18 and was also fined $3,000.

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Lake Tahoe Bear Poached for Gall Bladder

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State wildlife officials are investigating a possible poaching case in which someone removed the gallbladder of a black bear -- which can sell for thousands of dollars in Asia -- after the animal was struck and killed this week by a car in the Lake Tahoe area. A surgical glove was discovered next to the bear's mutilated carcass. "It

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