Border Patrol agents in San Diego Have stopped two wildlife smugglers.
Agents arrested a 51-year old man from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port Of Entry. Agents say they found six live parrots hidden in his boots and six other parrots hidden under the seat of his car. Two of the birds died during the smuggling attempt.
In a second case, officers arrested at 26-year old man from Mexico at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. They say he tried to smuggle 16 parakeets across the border.
The motives behind the attempts to smuggle the birds remain unclear. Agents have not said what will become of the smugglers.
The surviving birds are in quarantine.