124 crocodiles suffocate in Mexico truck trip


More than 120 crocodiles died while being transported from Sinaloa state to Quintana Roo state in Mexico, many suffocating and being crushed to death. -AFP

MEXICO CITY: More than 120 crocodiles died from apparently suffocating and crushing each other while being transported across Mexico in a truck, authorities said Wednesday.

The wildlife company Cocodrilos Exoticos, based in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo, could face a fine of between 50 to 50,000 days of minimum wage -- $193 to $193,000, the environmental prosecutor’s office said.

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