
Even More Monkeys Seized Along Texas Border
Well, well, well. Someone's barrel of monkeys must have cracked open since this is the second time in a matter of weeks that multiple monkeys were seized trying to cross the Texas border illegally. Of course, the monkeys themselves weren't at fault (although that would be VERY funny), but their human smuggler took the blame each time.
Texas Border Monkey-Mania
As previously mentioned, this is the second time a group of monkeys were stopped as someone attempted to smuggle them into the country. The first time in recent history was just a few weeks ago where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a total of three monkeys that were hidden inside a vehicle.
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This time, agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector took to social media to show their primate predicament.
Within the Facebook post, they indicate that the seizure took place at a point of entry near Kingsville. And you know what? It took an animal to find an animal! A K9 inspection was conducted where the police dog sniffed out the quintet of monkeys.
Luckily, all five monkeys were sent to U.S. Fish and Wildlife for safe placement.
The reason why you can't just bring random monkeys across international lines is thanks, in part, to their protection under CITES, or the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Chron includes the fact that illegal wildlife trade is actually the fourth largest funding source for criminal organizations at about $23 billion every year, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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