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A woman was arrested in Colombia on Monday after authorities found her attempting to smuggle 130 poisonous dart frogs out of the country

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00:00A woman was arrested in Colombia on Monday after authorities found her attempting to smuggle 130
00:06poisonous dart frogs out of the country. The BBC reports that the Brazilian woman was leaving Panama
00:12to head to Sao Paulo when the animals were discovered in small film canisters. Officials
00:18say the poisonous frogs were dehydrated and stressed. The woman told local authorities she
00:22had been given the frogs as a gift from a local community in southern Colombia. CBS News reports
00:28that the police commander said collectors might pay up to $1,000 for each of these frogs,
00:34noting, quote, this endangered species is sought after in international markets.
00:38The woman was charged with wildlife trafficking.
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