Criminal
Jan. 21, 2012
US Prosecutors have a specialty in animal smuggling
From endangered birds hidden in suitcases to iguanas squirming inside prosthetic legs, smugglers have tried numerous ways to move a menagerie of exotic species into Los Angeles' docks and airports. And prosecutors are wise to them.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A man walks into the security line at LAX Airport with two live pygmy monkeys in his pants.
There's no punch line. Those are facts lifted straight from a federal indictment filed by prosecutors in the Los Angeles U.S. attorney's environmental crimes unit.
From endangered birds hidden in suitcases to iguanas squirming inside prosthetic legs to tarantulas crawling in tub...
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