Smuggling is an illegal activity that consists of trading products without paying the corresponding taxes, especially customs taxes.
The world registers a lot of illegal traffic of goods that can be from clothing, food, cleaning products, work tools plus the smuggling of exotic animals is already one of the most curious absurdities that I have to write now.
It is about a New Yorker who was accused of hiding large Burmese pythons in his pants while crossing from Canada.
This animal usually measures 1.30-1.50 m and its weight can exceed 1.5 kg. which is to suppose that it will have been a man with pants and resistance of dimensions equal to his load. which could cost him a sentence of 20 years in prison.
In our country, region and continent it is normal to find out about smuggling of cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, cleaning products and even food.
This striking case comes from North America where a New York City man is facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly trying to smuggle three large snakes across the US border. uu. and Canada, in his pants
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Queens resident Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of hiding three Burmese pythons while riding a bus crossing into the US at the Champlain Port of Entry in New York State on July 15, 2018. the Associated Press reported.
Smuggling can be caused by excessive and sudden increases in taxes in a country, differences in taxes in countries, weak and permissive sanctions for smuggling and counterfeiting.
Conditions that perhaps motivated this man to move or smuggle whatever one wants. Bringing pythons into the US from another country requires permits under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which Bautista did not have, the Fort-Worth Star Telegram reported.
If convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.
Burmese pythons are one of the largest snake species, growing up to 16 feet. While pythons are not considered at risk of extinction, they are considered a vulnerable species in Asia and an invasive species in Florida.
These snakes are known to be non-venomous, which means that they do not pose any risk to the living environment. And for this reason they are part of some homes as harmless pets, living in harmony with families that care for them.
What would cause fear or phobia towards this type of animal may be its appearance, which in turn is one seen in excess through films, media that make rather fearsome aspects common and what awakens some information before putting it into shape. facts that deserve to be taken into account in order to know and know the limits that some aspects have, such as moving animals from one geography to another, for example. Smuggling takes singular edges.
