Posted on 03/14/2022 9:56:08 AM PDT by Red Badger
A 30-year-old man was arrested after trying to cross the US border with clothes stuffed to the brim with snakes and horned lizards, say US Customs and Border Protection.
The man was traveling through the San Ysidro crossing from Mexico when officers asked for a personal and vehicle search. Hidden beneath his jacket, in his pants pockets, and around his groin were 43 horned lizards and 9 snakes, carefully bagged to be smuggled into the country.
“Smugglers will try every possible way to try and get their product, or in this case live reptiles, across the border,” said Sidney Aki, CBP Director of Field Operations in San Diego, in a statement.
“In this occasion, the smuggler attempted to deceive CBP officers in order to bring these animals into the US, without taking care for the health and safety of the animals. CBP enforces hundreds of laws at the border for more than 40 different government agencies, in part to help stop smuggling attempts like these which can lead to trafficking of possibly endangered species.”
The snakes and lizards found with the smuggler. Image credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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All the live animals were seized, and the man has since been arrested and transferred to a correctional center. Officials have not specified the charges the man may be facing, but the smuggling of live animals is a federal crime and subject to up to 20 years in prison and a large fine.
I did not realize there was a shortage of snakes and horned toads on this side of the border.
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He already brought the 200 so migrants - now he’s just gone back for their pets.
I feel sorry for the snakes. What did they ever do to deserve this?
Duh, what do they use this stuff for? Don’t we have enough critters here now?? You can see most of the Dimocratic controlled cities and find most of these critters.
not big deal id it isn’t kamado dragons
The Female Border Control Agent who stopped this guy said, “Is that a Lizard in your pants or are you glad to see me”...
It’s like art that’s stolen and never seen again - collectors pay a lot of money for rare and exotic critters. There’s a lot of exotic bird smuggling, too.
Just Congress Critters returning from a junket in Mehico! Nothing to see here, folks.
Didn’t know there was a demand for smoking or snorting snakes and horned toads on this side of the border.
I don't always listen to Motörhead but when I do, my neighbors do too.
Actually, we do have a shortage of horned lizards aka horny toads. I haven’t seen any in decades.
When I was little, I’d used to lead them around on a string like little dogs. Several years later, grandma found one running around with his string still on.
So that’s how James Carville has been getting around?
Is that a snake in your pants or are you just glad to see me.😁
“Is that a smuggled snake in your underwear or are you happy to see me?”
May West
I hope they did a cavity search.
May’ve missed a couple...
Officers, are there anymore? Yes just a second.
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