Of Brazilian nationality, the accused was found at the airport in Bogotá, Colombia. Learn the details of this unusual case.
A 37-year-old Brazilian woman was arrested at the airport The Golden of Bogota, Colombiaafter the police found 130 poisonous frogs in his suitcasebefore you take your flight to Saint Paul, Brazil. Now, the passenger is accused of “wildlife trafficking“.
According to Colombian authorities, the small animals were stored in photographic film tubes hidden, without sufficient ventilation, so they were in terrible conditions, with signs of dehydration and stress.
Unusual: the explanation of the woman arrested for carrying 130 poisonous frogs
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According to the police, the accused of Brazilian nationality, whose profile was not released, justified the possession of the poisonous frogsarguing that he received them as a gift from a local community in Colombia. But, after verifying the amount he was carrying and the symptoms of suffocation they presented, they began the judicialization process.
Once they were found, authorities seized the animals and handed them over to the District Environment Secretariat of Bogotaso that they take care of the frogs and take responsibility for their whereabouts.
Poisonous frogs, endangered and coveted in the illegal market
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The poison dart frogs harlequinwhose scientific name is Oophaga Histrionicaare an endangered species, but can still be found in some forests of Central America and of South.
It is a small frog, with a length of approximately 2.5 to 3 centimeters in adulthood. It has a bright and striking color pattern, which may include combinations of red, orange, yellow, blue and black.
Due to scarcity, it is estimated that each frog can cost up to almost a thousand dollars in the illegal marketwhile the fine for illegal possession of one of these amphibians can reach more than 14,123 dollars in Colombia.
Source: Ambito
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