Two Malaysian women arrested at Paraguay airport with 45 suspected macaw eggs
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- Paraguayan authorities arrested two Malaysian women who allegedly tried to board a flight to Bangkok with 45 eggs suspected to belong to macaws.
- Officials found the eggs concealed and attached to the women’s bodies during boarding checks at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport near Asunción.
- Authorities seized the eggs and a device resembling a portable incubator, and moved the eggs to a licensed wildlife facility for incubation and species identification.
Two Malaysian women were detained at Paraguay’s Silvio Pettirossi International Airport after authorities allegedly found 45 suspected macaw eggs hidden and attached to their bodies.
The eggs were detected on Wednesday during checks in the boarding area of the airport in Luque, which serves the capital, Asunción. The women had planned to travel to Bangkok, Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office said.
Authorities also seized electronic devices, including one described as having the characteristics of a portable incubator. The women remain in custody under the authority of the Female Judicial Department.
Officials counted and measured the 45 eggs before transferring them to a wildlife facility authorized by Paraguay’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. They will be incubated to determine which species they belong to.
The operation involved the Environmental Crimes Unit of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the National Animal Health and Quality Service, the National Police, airport security agents and other authorities.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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