Cusco, Peru airport: Tourist detained for trafficking in protected species insects

diariocorreo.pe (machine translated) Police personnel assigned to the Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport in Cusco , intervened a foreign citizen who moved an insectary containing protected species considered National Heritage of the Nation

The tourist was identified as Rintanen Kari (54), a native of Finland, the same who traveled to the city of Lima, referring to having purchased the insectary at the artisan fair in Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu for a total of 600 dollars.

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The fact was communicated to the representative of the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office of Cusco who ordered that the property seized be sent to the specialized unit detailing that due to its characteristics it would be classified as a protected species, as well as having an intrinsic value according to Law No. 29763. The intervened was subsequently made available to the Environmental Police Department for legal actions. Read Article