A man was caught trying to smuggling parrots to California after Customs and Border Protection officers of the United States noticed “wireless clothing protuberances” around their ankles 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 host a variety of diseases that can threaten native wildlife and agricultural industries of the United States, which can cause generalized 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 keel peak while looking at a sedan at the US border crossing. UU. Mexico in Tecate, according to CBP.
The border patrol agents arrested drivers and passengers in the two recent attempts to smuggled and delivered to National Security and Safety Investigations and Wildlife Services in the United States 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.
