In a seizure considered “unusual”, the Federal Revenue Service found geckos, alligators and snakes hidden in a passenger’s backpack inside a Paraguayan taxi.
The action took place on Saturday night (18), at the Ponte Internacional da Amizade, the main connection between Foz do Iguaçu, in Paraná, and Cidade do Leste, in Paraguay.
According to the police, the person responsible for loading the exotic animals was a Brazilian man who was traveling towards Brazil when he was approached by the revenue team. Inside the suspect’s backpacks were found 10 geckos, 12 alligators, an anaconda and a python. All the animals were alive.
To the agents, the man reported that . However, the passenger did not present documentation authorizing the transport of the animals. According to police, the suspect had already carried out this type of transport on other occasions.
Find out the values for which the animals would be resold
- Crested Geckos: they would be sold for R$600.00 each;
- Alligators: they would be resold for R$150.00 each;
- Juices: would be sold for R$800.00;
- Python: would be sold for R$3,000.00.
After the approach, the and forwarded to environmental agencies, which must assess the health status of the animals and provide the appropriate destination for the species.
The Federal Revenue highlighted that the irregular transport of wild or exotic animals constitutes .
