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Man arrested in Mexico smuggling 18 monkeys in his pants
Are those monkeys in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? A Mexican man was arrested upon arrival in Mexico City after flying from Lima, Peru with 18 titi monkeys strapped around his waist. While the monkeys traveled in his luggage, Roberto Sol Cabrera placed the endangered monkeys into socks that fit into a waist girdle "to protect them from X-rays," though two of the monkeys did not survive the journey, sadly.
Police said Mr. Sol Cabrera behaved "nervously" when questioned at customs, not surprising given the amount of squirming primates near his privates. He reportedly paid around $30 per monkey in Peru that could fetch up to $1,550 each as exotic pets on the Mexican market. He is being investigated on charges of trafficking an endangered species. After similar arrests of smuggling via hat and shirt, I look forward to a monkey-smuggling episode of Locked Up Abroad.
[Via BBC News.]
[Photo credit: Brian Gratwicke]
Filed under: South America, Mexico, Peru, News
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Cornelius Aesop Jul 20th 2010 4:00PM
NOOooOoO the horror. I say send him directly to jail, DO NOT pass go and DO NOT collect $1550. This is sad that two monkeys died, but how could one even comprehend smuggling 18 monkeys in your shirt, really now. I fling poo upon you Mexican monkey dude.
cesar Sep 6th 2010 1:44AM
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