A man was arrested in Mexico after caught trying to board a plane with 18 tiny Titi monkeys are hidden in a belt under his clothes.Monkeys, only 6-inches in length, were thrust into his sock, and then in underwear, officials said. They were discovered after customs officials noticed a man was acting nervous and trying to hide the bulge under his shirt.
38-year-old confessed that he bought a 6-inch South American monkeys in Peru, and carried them in his luggage on a flight from Lima.
He claimed that the hidden creatures in clothing for protection against X-rays in the baggage-scanning equipment.
Roberto Zavaleta Sol Cabrera told officers he bought a monkey for $ 30 and said that they were pets. Two monkeys were dead.
Police charged Mr. Cabrera trafficking of endangered species.
Titi monkeys are in South America and are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
