Customs rescues two baby land turtles in Colchane and reports attempted smuggling

El Sol de Iquique

Factuality

Ownership

The inspectors of the National Customs Service were surprised when they seized two tortoises that were being transported by a Venezuelan citizen. The woman had entered Chile on foot through the Colchane border complex. Everything happened after the citizen was notified by the PDI of her sanctioning process of expulsion and was given the notification certificate. The customs officers, in their inspection of the luggage, found a shoe box that carr…

CNN Chile

Factuality

Ownership

Controllers of the National Customs Service seized two baby tortoises that were transported in precarious conditions by a Venezuelan citizen, who irregularly entered Chile around the Colchane border complex. The finding occurred after the woman was notified of her sanctioning process of expulsion by the Investigative Police (PDI). During the inspection of her luggage, officials of the Iquique Regional Customs found the animals inside a shoebox, …