The coolers full of iguana meat, worth an estimated $4,500, were found in a vehicle being driven across the border by a 37-year-old man, Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman Jackie Wasiluk said. Wasiluk said she couldn't speculate on the origins of the iguana meat or why the man, a US citizen who was not identified by authorities, would be bringing it into the country.
"There could be a number of reasons but one of the main ones that comes to mind is that there are parts of the world where people do eat iguana meat as a delicacy," she said.
Customs officers contacted US Fish and Wildlife enforcement agents, who took possession of the iguana meat and charged the suspect with violating the Convention on International Trade of endangered species.
