A man put dozens of horned lizards and snakes in plastic bags, then hid them in his clothing in an attempt to smuggle them across the Mexico-U.S. border.
This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows snakes in bags found hidden under and in a man's clothes at the San Ysidro, Calif., port of entry. SAN DIEGO, California — How will the scales of justice tip on this case?
The incident occurred at about 3 a.m. on Feb. 25 in San Ysidro, California, located on the border south of San Diego across from Tijuana, Mexico, according to a news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. A border agent ordered further inspection of a 2018 GMC pickup truck, which was driven by a 30-year-old man from the U.S.
“Smugglers will try every possible way to try and get their product, or in this case live reptiles, across the border,” Sidney Aki, CBP director of field operations in San Diego, said in a statement. “In this occasion, the smuggler attempted to deceive CBP officers in order to bring these animals into the U.S., without taking care for the health and safety of the animals.”
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