Argentina snakes on plane arrest sparks smuggling probe
31 December 2011Argentine authorities are tracing a suspected major animal trafficking ring after a Czech man was caught trying to smuggle hundreds of snakes and other exotic animals out of the country.
Karel Abelovsky was arrested in early December as he tried to board a flight to Spain from Buenos Aires.
Suspicions were raised when staff manning the airport X-ray machine at Ezeiza airport saw his suitcase moving.
It was found to contain some 250 animals, including 10 boa constrictors.
source: BBC.co.uk
