In a bizarre and brazen wildlife smuggling attempt that has shocked customs authorities worldwide, a 23-year-old Mexican national was arrested at Tokyo's Haneda Airport after officers uncovered roughly 200 live reptiles crammed into 22 pairs of socks and rolled-up T-shirts inside his suitcase.
The suspect, identified as Daniel Isaac Velasco Baltazar, arrived on a flight from South Korea following an anonymous tip received by Tokyo police warning of an impending illegal reptile shipment destined for a local exhibition.
