Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=58884"><span class="small">Johnny Diaz, The New York Times</span></a>

Tuesday, 30 March 2021 08:15

Diaz writes: "Officials at an airport in the Gal�pagos Islands seized 185 baby tortoises on Sunday that were wrapped in plastic and packed in a suitcase that was bound for mainland Ecuador, the authorities said."

The tortoises were found in a suitcase that was on its way to the port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, during an inspection at the Gal�pagos Ecological Airport, the authorities said. (photo: Aeropuerto Ecol�gico Gal�pagos/Facebook)

Nearly 200 Baby Tortoises Are Seized at Gal�pagos Airport

By Johnny Diaz, The New York Times

30 March 21

The tortoises were found on Sunday wrapped in plastic inside a red suitcase that was bound for mainland Ecuador. A police officer has been taken into custody, the authorities said.

fficials at an airport in the Gal�pagos Islands seized 185 baby tortoises on Sunday that were wrapped in plastic and packed in a suitcase that was bound for mainland Ecuador, the authorities said.

The tortoises were discovered in a red suitcase that was on its way to the port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, during an inspection at the Gal�pagos Ecological Airport on the island of Baltra, the airport said in a statement.

An inspector noticed �irregularities�� during an X-ray scan of the suitcase, which had been declared as carrying souvenirs, the airport said.

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