A man was caught trying to smuggled parrots to California after Customs officers and border protection of the United States noticed “bulky unusual clothing” around their Anles and discovered six birds in their boots, authorities said.
The strange incident occurred on April 30, when customs agents and the border patrol took a 51 -year -old man who requested admission to the United States from Mexico at the port of entry of Otay Mesa.
An officer saw the deformation packages around the feet of the man after asking him to leave his vehicle. When they gave it Palmaditas, they discovered the unstalled birds hidden in their boots. They found six additional parrots in their car, including two that were dead, according to the CBP.
“Bird smuggling is extremely dangerous,” said Sidney Aki, director of CBP field operations San Diego, in a statement. “Birds can also be hosts of a variety of diseases that can threaten native wildlife and agricultural industries of the United States, which potentially causes the broad economic consequences.”
This is not the only recent smuggling attempt at frustrated cattle at an American-Mexico border crossing in California.
On May 4, a 26 -year -old man requesting admission to the United States at the San Ysidro entrance port was caught trying to smuggle 16 living parakeets and three living chickens, authorities said. CBP officers saw a blanket moving inside the man’s car and discovered the animals in two cages below, the authorities said.
Last March, the officers found 21 parrots and a tucan with a throat peak while looking at the American-Mexico border crossing on Tecate, according to CBP.
The border patrol agents arrested drivers and passengers in the two recent attempts to smuggled suspected and turned them into national security investigations and the US fish and wild life services. UU. For greater investigation.
Confiscated animals are under quarantine for veterinary services of the United States Department of Agriculture to ensure that they do not carry avian diseases such as avian flu.
