{"id":580,"date":"2026-05-17T04:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T04:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=580"},"modified":"2026-05-17T04:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T04:06:43","slug":"2-people-arrested-after-police-find-baby-monkeys-hidden-in-underwear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=580","title":{"rendered":"2 people arrested after police find baby monkeys hidden in underwear"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>COLOMBIA,  \u2014 Two people were arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle three baby monkeys into the Dominican Republic, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=578\">Former Arizona Cardinal Josh Mauro\u2019s death ruled accidental, medical examiner says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Cartagena Metropolitan Police said two people were stopped in the Rafael N\u00fa\u00f1ez International Airport in Cartagena, Colombia on May 13 for trying to &#8220;traffic&#8221; the monkeys from Colombia to the Dominican Republic. 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