The penal code establishes that the trafficking of exotic animals carries a sentence of up to nine years in prison; however; These sanctions do not prevent their illegal commercialization, since in the Historic Center two subjects were surprised while they were traveling with three species of fauna silvestre.
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According to the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC)received a complaint, so members of the Animal Surveillance Brigade (BVA) They took a tour of the Republic Square, and at the intersection of the Madero and Monte de Piedad streets, They noticed two people carrying plastic boxes.
Upon approaching, the men identified themselves as coming from the state of Tamaulipasso they carried out a visual inspection and identified that the containers were transporting a spectacled caiman, a capuchin monkey and a burmese snake.
For this reason, the men of 38 and 41 years of age were detained and, together with the three specimens, they were presented to the police agent. Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Environmental Crimes and Urban Protection (Fidampu).
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The instance delivered the three copies to the BVAfor evaluation by zootechnical veterinarians and will remain under observation in order to deliver them to the competent authorities. This occurs after the Twentieth Collegiate Court determined that the sale, exchange or exhibition of animals in the market is illegal.
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