Overview

• Two men, ages 38 and 41 and reportedly from Tamaulipas, were detained and referred to the environmental crimes prosecutor FIDAMPU.
• Officers found the spectacled caiman with its snout bound, the capuchin monkey restrained by a collar and metal leash, and the Burmese python confined in a plastic box.
• Custody of the three animals was transferred to the Animal Surveillance Brigade, which moved them to its Xochimilco facilities for veterinary evaluation and observation.
• Authorities say the suspects were charging passersby for photos with the animals, a practice officials emphasize is prohibited by law.
• City officials urged the public to report street exhibitions of animals and to avoid giving money that sustains mistreatment.