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Man arrested after carrying 52 reptiles to the San Diego border The 30-year-old
U.S. citizen was trying to smuggle 43 horned lizards and nine snakes in small
bags into the United States, officials say.
ANIMALS
A MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HIDING 52 REPTILES UNDER HIS CLOTHES AT THE MEXICAN
BORDER
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March 9, 20225:20 PM ET
Rina Torchinsky
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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows
horned lizards found during a smuggling attempt last month at the San Diego
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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows
horned lizards found during a smuggling attempt last month at the San Diego
border.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a man trying to smuggle 52
reptiles at the San Diego border, the agency says.
The man, a 30-year-old U.S. citizen, was hiding 43 horned lizards and nine
snakes in small bags under his clothes as he tried to enter the United States
from Mexico, the agency says. The incident took place around 3 a.m. on Feb. 25.
The driver was booked into the Metropolitan Correctional Center and the live
reptiles were placed in a "secure and safe area," the agency said. The animals
will remain in quarantine since some of them are endangered.
Bringing creatures that aren't native to the U.S. over the border can hurt the
economy. The agency says one pest could prompt millions of dollars in damages to
U.S. agriculture.
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HUNTING FOR ALIEN BUG AND SEED INVADERS AT BALTIMORE'S PORT
In 2019, a wildlife trafficking crackdown coordinated by the World Customs
Organization and Interpol resulted in the seizure of nearly 2,000 animals and
plants in 109 countries.
Last week, border officers and an agricultural specialist identified a beetle
inside an aircraft flying from Senegal to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
in Puerto Rico, the agency said.
The USDA identified the insect as Ammocleonus sp., commonly known as a snout
beetle or true weevil. It was the first time the species had been intercepted.
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ANIMALS
WORLDWIDE SMUGGLING CRACKDOWN RESCUES ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
CBP agricultural specialists "safeguard American agriculture" by stopping the
plant pests and animal diseases that could harm native agricultural resources,
the agency says.
"What appears to be a harmless insect can cause significant harm to our economic
vitality," stated Gregory Alvarez, director of CBP Field Operations in Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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