7 monkeys handed over to Tashkent zoo after foiled smuggling attempt

AKIPRESS.COM - The State Customs Committee of Uzbekistan foiled the attempt to smuggle monkeys out of the country in Tashkent region.
The customs officers found a suspicious behavior of a driver heading to the neighboring state.
The inspection of the vehicle found hidden one lar gibbon and 6 crab-eating macaques that were undeclared.
The lar gibbon, also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often kept in captivity.
The value of the disclosed monkeys is estimated at 100 million soms. They were handed over to the Tashkent zoo.