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CBP Officers Thwart Smuggler's Attempt to Smuggle Toucan and Parrots at Tecate Port of Entry
March 13, 2024
TECATE, California, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 12, 2024:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Tecate Port of Entry discovered a Keel-billed toucan and 21 parrots concealed in the cargo area of a vehicle.

On Saturday, at approximately 7:00 a.m., a CBP K9 team conducting pre-primary inspections encountered a 35-year-old woman driving a 2005 sedan a . . .

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