A Brazilian man was arrested for trying to board a flight at Orlando
International Airport while carrying 27 snakes that he'd wrapped in
pantyhose and stashed away in inside stereo speakers, authorities said.
(Orange
County Jail)Mateus Del Maso, Jr. checked the speakers as luggage, but
they were inspected and the snakes hidden inside were discovered. The
creatures never made it onto the aircraft.
Dal Maso purchased the
serpents at the National Reptile Breeders Expo in Daytona Beach, Fla.
He admitted he was going to carry the snakes - which he valued at about
$10,000 - into Brazil and breed them for commercial purposes, a release
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.
He did not have the
proper authorization to take the reptiles - one ball python, seven boa
constrictors, and 19 color morph corn snakes - into Brazil.
Dal
Maso pleaded guilty on Aug. 23 to attempting to smuggle the snakes. He
served two days in Orange County Jail and was fined $6,000. He was also
sentenced to one year of supervised release, and must report to a
probation officer within 72 hours of his arrival if he ever returns to
the U.S.
The snakes were taken to an undisclosed care facility.
The
arrest came about as a result of a multi-agency law enforcement
operation that's been dubbed "Operation Snake Pit." The program seeks to
prevent the illegal shipping of reptiles.
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Man Arrested For Trying To Board A Plane With 27 Snakes
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
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