[1] Wong was also involved in the theft of critically endangered ploughshare tortoisees from a breeding sanctuary in Madagascar.
[3] Wong was the main target of Operation Chameleon and in order to capture him the FWS set up a fake company named PacRim.
On 7 June 2001 he was sentenced to 71 months of jailtime and a fine of $60,000, he was also prohibited from selling animals to anyone in the United States for three years after his release.
[8] Tom Crutchfield was considered to be one of the largest reptile smugglers to the United States by the Department of Justice.
[2] Crutchfield had previously served in jail after being convicted of smuggling Fiji Island Iguanas in 1995.
Crutchfield had smuggled reptiles from Madagascar to the United States with help of several accomplices and an investigation into him was opened by the FWS.