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.