美国特工在3月13日从墨西哥走私到德克萨斯州的三只受保护. U.S. agents seized three protected parrots smuggled from Mexico into Texas on March 13.

美国海关和边境保护局在布朗斯维尔入口处截获3月13日从墨西哥走私到德克萨斯州的三只活. U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted three live parrots smuggled from Mexico into Texas on March 13 at the Brownsville Port of Entry. 鸟类被发现隐藏在一个盒子里面2007年GMC尤肯在次要检查. The birds were found hidden in a box inside a 2007 GMC Yukon during a secondary inspection. 它们受到国际保护法的保护, 在联邦机构的协助下被转移到当地动物园. The parrots, protected under international conservation laws, were transferred to a local zoo for care with assistance from federal agencies. 美国国土安全局开始调查, 因为野生动物走私是联邦犯罪行为, Homeland Security Investigations launched a criminal probe, as wildlife smuggling is a federal offense that poses risks of introducing foreign diseases and invasive species, threatening U.S. agriculture, native wildlife, and public health. 美国海关局继续加强边境安全措施, 以防止这种非法走私. CBP continues to enforce border security to prevent such illegal trafficking.