A Russian citizen was detained in Ecuador with 32 marine iguanas from the Galapagos Islands

A Russian citizen was detained in Ecuador with unusual “live luggage.” According to the Ecuadorian police on their page on the social network X, a woman tried to smuggle 32 marine iguanas from the Galapagos Islands.

It is noted that the Russian woman was detained in the city of Quito; she is suspected of illegal trade in wild animals. Where exactly the woman wanted to take the reptiles is not reported.

“Our wildlife is protected and not traded,” the Ecuadorian police emphasized.

The operation was organized by the prosecutor's office and environmental authorities.