https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIX-7BnVqkM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The illegal trade in endangered species began using the same routes of drug trafficking to emerge from Latin America towards Spain, according to authorities from the European country.
According to the captain of the Nature Protection Service of the Civil Guard of Spain, Salvador Ortega, some drug traffickers have changed their business on the market for exotic animals, said to be much more lucrative and less risky.
According to Ortega, Spain is an important point for the input of protected species from Latin America towards European countries. The illegal trade in animals is very lucrative and the trend is that don't slow down, since the infraction is considered lightweight (compared to drug trafficking) and is more profitable.
Carry a small egg, for example, does not raise suspicion. But inside it remains hidden a particular species of parrot that can cost more than 15 thousands euros (about U$ 10,950). Reptiles and amphibians, and parrots, are the most trafficked animals.
[See video above, for trafficking of parrots from Paraguay]
Additional information
[Reproduced from
http://www.infoescola.com/ecologia/trafico-de-animais-silvestres/]
The main traffic route in Brazil focuses on the North, Northeast and Midwest, where there are organized networks and instructed to circumvent the surveillance system deployed on highways and at airports. In Brazil, these species are bought in Rio de Janeiro and in São Paulo.
Traffickers usually transport the species by means of trucks, buses and private cars. In most cases, the animals are mistreated travelling in terrible conditions without food, hydration and no ventilation. In a group of 10 individuals, on average, nine die before completing the route.
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