Police Raided A Bus To Investigate A Suspicious Box, And Its Contents Confirmed Their Worst Fears

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The officers stopped the bus and began searching for what they suspected was on board. As they did so, however, they knew that they could be about to uncover a real tragedy. Then they found the dubious package, and they opened it up and peered inside…

The raid in question happened on April 19, 2017, when Peruvian authorities became suspicious of a bus and its cargo. Specifically, the bus was headed for Peru’s capital city of Lima when it was ordered to a stop by members of a number of organizations.

That alliance was composed of individuals from the Piura Environment Division of the National Police of Peru as well as customs officers. They were also joined by people from the National Forestry and Wildlife Service, and together the team intercepted the bus en route to its destination.

What’s more, the authorities had reason to believe that the vehicle – which belonged to the Caplina de Transportes Turisticas Internacionales company – carried something highly illegal. That was why they pulled it over in order to search it before it reached its destination.

And after stopping the bus, the authorities investigated its luggage area. Here, they found a cardboard box, measuring up at 12 inches high, 27 inches long and 20 inches wide. So, the officers opened it, perhaps hoping that they weren’t too late to save what they suspected were trapped inside.

And, as it turned out, the box unfortunately contained a live shipment of Galapagos tortoises being transported to Europe. The reptiles’ journey would have been fraught with suffering; after they had reached their destination, moreover, it’s likely that the endangered animals would have been sold into the illicit pet trade.

In all, authorities found 29 baby Galapagos tortoises. Sadly, two were already dead – but considering the terrible conditions in which they were being transported, it’s perhaps surprising that there weren’t more casualties. For a start, the smugglers had simply stacked the tortoises on top of one another.

Furthermore, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) biologist D.J. Schubert said that the tortoises were also bound with tape. “I suspect that was to prevent them from moving about too much,” he told The Dodo in April 2017. “So they wouldn’t make noise that might draw attention to the box.”

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