A 28 year old Mississauga man wanted in Buffalo for trying to smuggling some exotic animals into Canada has been arrested in California.
Chaoyi Le, was arrested at the border in 2014 trying to enter Canada with three live albino western hog nosed snakes hidden in his socks.
He failed to appear for a scheduled court date and has been a wanted man ever since.
He was nabbed in California last week while departing a plane from Shanghai.
Le will be returned to Buffalo to face charges of attempting to illegally export seven ball pythons and other snakes from the U-S.
If convicted he faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.