Snakes and horned lizards hidden in his pants: Was the brazen method of an exotic species smuggler who tried to import these reptiles into the United States.
When the 30-year-old American arrived in late February at the Mexican border near San Diego, customs officials discovered a total of 52 live reptiles on him.
It is unknown whether some "suspicious" movement under his clothes caught the attention of customs officials, who asked him to stand aside to be searched.
The smuggler had enclosed the reptiles nine snakes and 43 horned lizards in plastic bags and hid them "under his jacket, in his pants pockets and at crotch level," U.S. Customs authorities explained.
"The smugglers are ready to try any method to import their products in this case it was live reptiles," commented Sidney Ackle, a San Diego Customs official.
The animals, some of which are endangered species, are being monitored by veterinarians. The 30-year-old smuggler was eventually arrested.
Source: protothema.gr
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