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Colombia arrests traffickers carrying primates in their underwear

3 May 2025
54224
2025-05-03 16:25

Colombia's environmental agency, show veterinarians examining primates found in the underwear of two people arrested for trafficking.  

Authorities said the traffickers, both foreigners, were trying to smuggle six sedated primates, some of them endangered species, out of the country from an airport near the city of Medellin. The Patrol Commander of the environmental police also said "they were charged with illegal exploitation of natural resources and animal abuse."

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