Spider Monkey and Nearly $1 Million in Drugs Seized Along Texas Border

Someone's plans for a good time was completely ruined after Texas border agents, during two separate actions, intercepted both a spider monkey and almost $1M in cocaine from crossing the border.

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Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Get Kidnapped Too

According to a press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the monkey was discovered hidden inside a Chevy Equinox on April 6 at the Hidalgo Port of Entry. The two humans operating the vehicle were two U.S. citizens, a 20-year-old male and a 21-year-old female, who were attempting to illegally transport the monkey into the U.S.

After the 2011 Chevy Equinox was sent to secondary inspection, officers found the spider monkey stashed inside a backpack in the vehicle.

The mammal was then taken from the pair of monkey-nappers and transported to the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX.

Certain species of monkey are regulated by the CDC, meaning someone can't just travel across international lines with a spider monkey from Mexico (I know, lame).

Don't Forget the Cocaine At the Texas Border

The cherry on top of this monkey heist was that, also on April 6, Texas border agents seized over 73 pounds of alleged cocaine before it could cross into the U.S.

It happened when officers sent a 2008 Ford Explorer driven by a 68-year-old Mexican citizen to secondary examination. This was when they discovered a total of 28 packages of the white powder. The grand total of the alleged cocaine weighed 73.41 pounds and had an estimated street value of $980,218.

The illicit substance was immediately seized from the vehicle and the driver was arrested as a criminal investigation was then opened on the matter.

So, the next time you think Texas couldn't get more unique, think again.