In a story already making the rounds on the internet, Police at the Mexico City airport detained Roberto Cabrera, 38, and charged him with the trafficking of endangered species.  Why?  Well, they found 18 small endangered monkeys concealed under his clothing in a girdle; sadly 2 of them were already dead.

Get this- the monkeys, about 6 inches in size, were hidden in small sacks and suspended from the girdle and could fetch as much as $1,000 on the illegal wildlife market, which, like many other illegal markets, apparently thrives in Mexico.  The guy apparently bought the monkeys for about $30.00 ea. 

Thanks to ABC News for much of this information and the picture of the Titi Monkey. 

Why post this story?  Because I really like saying “smuggling monkeys” over and over again.