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November 15, 2016 - 8:00 PM
KAMLOOPS - Nine charges have been laid against a man who is accused of trafficking parts of a dead bear in B.C.'s Interior and Cariboo regions.
Hong Hui Xie, who's in his 40s, faces charges including trafficking in bear gall bladders, trafficking in bear paws and unlawful possession of dead wildlife.
"Nine counts have... been laid against a 100 Mile House resident for alleged offences that occurred in 100 Mile House and Cache Creek between October 2015 and September 2016," the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says on its Facebook page.
Court documents show from Oct. 27, 2015 to Jan. 21, 2016, Xie allegedly trafficked in a bear gall bladder, trafficked in bear paws separate from the carcass and trafficked in deer meat while in the 100 Mile House area.
On Sept. 7, 2016, Xie allegedly trafficked in bear paws and gall bladders while in the Cache Creek area.
Xie is not being held in custody and his first court appearance is expected to be in Kamloops Provincial Court later this month.
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