2024-08-02 00:14:52
Two men were detainees in the Guerrero station of Line 3 of the System of Mass Transportation Metro (STC)where they were trying to transport a baby alligator in a cardboard box.
The events occurred when Security elements They identified two men in the platform area, heading to Green Indianswho were feeding an animal they were transporting in the box.
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As they approached, the officers realized that it was a baby alligator approximately 15 centimeters long.
“The officers required them to prove the legal extraction, ownership and transportation of the specimen, however, the subjects did not have any documents,” reported the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC).
For the above, the uniformed officers The probable perpetrators were arrested aged 23 and 19, who were later presented to the agent of the Public ministry corresponding, who will determine its legal status.
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Two men at the station #Guerrero of the @MetroCDMX They were transporting a baby alligator and were detained by police officers. #SSC. pic.twitter.com/3wRuf8x0Z5
— SSC CDMX (@SSC_CDMX) July 31, 2024
Following these events, the local Security Secretariat urged residents of the capital not to purchase wildlife without documentation proving that they come from sustainable harvesting or that they were legally imported.
He also reiterated his support to the public in providing assistance to animals that are in situations of risk or abuse.
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2024-08-02 00:14:52