LOS ANGELES—A South Korean national who was extradited to Los Angeles to face federal charges was sentenced to 24 months behind bars on Jan. 20 for trying to illegally export thousands of lotus-like succulents—worth more than $150,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office—that he and two others pulled out of the ground at remote state parks in Northern California.
Byungsu Kim was also ordered to pay $3,985 in restitution to the State of California, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
