HOUSTON, Texas ( ValleyCentral ) — A Houston man has been indicted for allegedly distributing boots made of endangered sea turtle skin.
Alejandro Hernandez, 31, allegedly made the call to have sea turtle skin boots imported from Mexico and sent to a customer in Houston in October 2024.
A Laredo grand jury indicted Hernandez, alleging that he was smuggling and conspiring to smuggle the boots into the United States and illegally selling and sending them through the mail…