A 28-year-old man from NSW got slammed with a $31,000 fine after trying to ship 65 rare reptiles—including thorny devils and bobtail lizards—from Western Australia, where it’s illegal to export wildlife. Authorities found 55 of the animals dead or too injured to save, with only 10 surviving. Prosecutors claimed it was a profit-driven black market operation, with lizards potentially worth $65K to $1M. Havet skipped court and was caught at a post office in Port Hedland with a car full of shipping containers, cameras, and phones—evidence of a well-organized scheme. The magistrate called it cruel and inhumane, but the fine paled in comparison to the maximum penalties for each of his six charges.
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