Border securityBorder patrol seizes 159 pounds of iguana meat
U.S. border patrol agents seized nearly 160 pounds of raw iguana meat along the San Diego border; a thirty-seven year old man attempted to smuggle the iguana meat across the border by stashing it in three coolers underneath fish
Some of the 159 pounds of iguana meat stopped by CBP // Source: laist.com
U.S. border patrol agents seized nearly 160 pounds of raw iguana meat along the San Diego border.
According to DHS officials, a thirty-seven year old man attempted to smuggle the iguana meat across the border by stashing it in three coolers underneath fish.
The man insisted that he was only bringing back fish.
Jackie Wasiluk, a DHS spokesperson, said that the meat had been discovered last week at the Otay Mesa border crossing.
The man has been turned over to the federal Fish and Wildlife Service and could face criminal charges. Under U.S. law it is illegal to transport meat from wild animals into the country.
Iguana meat is considered a traditional delicacy in parts of Mexico.
