Man Tries To Smuggle 18 Exotic Monkeys Hidden In His Belt Through Mexico Airport
Posted on July 21, 2010 1:55 PMTags : Airports | Monkeys | Smuggle
The man, Roberto Sol Cabrera Zavaleta, 38, flew into Mexico City International Airport on a flight from Lima, Peru. As he tried to pass through customs, he was quickly stopped by Mexican authorities. Authorities questioned Zavaleta when he was seen with a large bulge under his clothes. They became even more suspicious when he became nervous after being asked what he was transporting.
When Zavaleta was searched, authorities were shocked to find 18 small titi monkeys in bags tied to his belt. Two of the monkeys were found dead. Titi monkeys are small, exotic animals from South and Central America and require a permit to be transported as they are a protected species.
Zavaleta claimed that bought the monkeys for $30 each to bring back to Mexico as pets. He at first tried to hide them in his suitcase, but was worried that the x-ray machine would harm them.
I am still trying to understand how he sat on a flight for hours with all those monkeys under is clothes. How did he manage to sit in a small airplane seat and how was it that the other passengers did not hear any noise from the monkeys?
The bulge from 18 monkeys under his clothes must have been huge. I can't imagine how he thought he would be able to make it through security without being stopped. Even trying to sneak in one monkey would have been tough, let alone 18 of them.
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