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In the Mexico City International Airport, 18 Titi monkeys were found strapped around a man’s waist. These monkeys, much like numerous other endangered species, are traded on the black market for high profit margins. The smuggler was found and arrested by the airport police. If Roberto Zavaleta Sol Cabrera had actually sold the Titi monkeys he was trying to smuggle, he would have made $ 27,000 or more.

Smuggled Titi monkeys discovered in Mexico City airport

Police saw someone who looked very “nervous” when they were in the Mexico City International Airport.” It appeared that Roberto Zavaleta Sol Cabrera was attempting to conceal a “large lump within the jumpsuit.” Police were very curious, and they discovered the monkeys. Two of the monkeys that had been stuffed into socks had already died. Roberto claimed that he had transported the monkeys this way to “protect them from the x-ray scanners.”

About the Titi monkey

The Titi monkey is a tiny monkey native to South America. The monkeys are known for their very long, soft fur. The monkeys live in family groups, protect their territory, and eat a wide variety of plants and bugs. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species covers the trade of the Titi monkey. Titi monkeys are also heavily regulated by the Mexican government. The trade in primates as pets is big in Mexico, despite these restrictions.

Profit for black market animals is big

The black market in animals is unfortunately a thriving trade. The Titi monkeys were purchased for $ 30 apiece by the smuggler. If Roberto had sold the monkeys in Mexico City, they would are worth $ 1,550 each. In the United States, the monkeys would have been sold to pet stores or collectors for $ 3,000 or more. The black market trade in animals is very dangerous for the pet buyers and also the animals, but is proving very difficult to quash.

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