Man Charged after Hiding 18 Monkeys Under his Clothes

A man is arrested in Mexico after he caught a plane with 18 aboard titi monkeys hidden in a belt under his clothes.
The monkeys, only six inches long, were stuffed in socks and then attached to the underwear, officials said. They were discovered after the customs authorities identified the man who was nervous and trying to hide a bulge under his shirt.
The Daily Telegraph reports:
The 38-year-old admitted that his six-inch South American monkeys in Peru purchased and carried them in his luggage on a flight from Lima.
He claimed to have hidden in his clothing creatures to protect them from X-rays in the baggage-scanning equipment.
Roberto Cabrera Sol Zavaleta told officials he bought the monkey for U.S. $ 30 and said they were pets. Two of the monkeys died.
Police charged with Mr Cabrera trafficking endangered species.
Titi monkeys are found in South America and are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
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