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Cartagena arrests monkey smuggling ring, genitals, bras.

5/17/2026

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On May 13, authorities arrested two people at Cartagena airport for trying to smuggle three one-month-old monkeys to the Dominican Republic.
One monkey was hidden in a man's genitals and the other two in a woman's breast cups.
The monkey hidden in the genitals died in conditions Brigadier General Gelver Yecid Peña Araque called inhumane.
The two surviving monkeys, found dehydrated and weak, are now under Environmental Protection Agency care.

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Story summary

On May 13, authorities arrested two people at Cartagena airport for trying to smuggle three one-month-old monkeys to the Dominican Republic.
One monkey was hidden in a man's genitals and the other two in a woman's breast cups.
The monkey hidden in the genitals died in conditions Brigadier General Gelver Yecid Peña Araque called inhumane.
The two surviving monkeys, found dehydrated and weak, are now under Environmental Protection Agency care.