A head of a alligator It was found this Saturday in the luggage of an American passenger, who was trying to enter the country through the border complex Cardinal Samoré in the Lakes Region.
According to the agency, the American citizen came from BarilocheHowever, during the search, it was found in his backpack a varnished alligator head.
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Following the discovery, the necessary procedure was initiated, because this type of species contravenes the international convention CITES – which regulates the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna– to which Chile has subscribed since 1976.
“In Chile, as well as in all countries that are part of the CITES convention, We are particularly careful with the trafficking of flora or live animals or derivatives, like their skins or in parts, which are often transported across borders as souvenirs or travel mementos, in circumstances where They are species in danger of conservation. It is one of the commitments of the country and Customs to the protection of the environment,” said the administrator of the Osorno Customs, Olga Oyarzo.
