OLYMPIA, Wash. - A Skagit County woman has been sentenced for wildlife trafficking crimes. She was selling black bear parts, including organs and paws, on the black market, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Yan Li entered a guilty plea in the felony case, resulting in a 45-day house arrest sentence and an $1,800 fine.

The backstory:

Complaints against the 54-year-old first appeared in 2020 when Shagit County Health Department officers were alerted to a number of local waterfowl outside her restaurant. Authorities determined the birds were not used or sold in the restaurant. But, she was cited for possession of wildlife without a statement.

A year later, similar complaints resurfaced. It was at this point that the WDFW Police launched an investigation. The

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