Police arrest 2 brothers for turtle egg poaching in Moín
Police patrolling the beach near Moín, Limón, arrested two brothers for turtle egg poaching on Thursday.
The recovered 85 leatherback turtle eggs join some 1,000 others National Police have recovered along the Caribbean coast between mid-April and mid-May, according to the Public Security Ministry.
Authorities aprehended the two suspects with the last name Agüero in the Cielo Amarillo area of Moín, a port outside Limón. National Police have conducted joint patrols with conservation groups since March.
Hunting sea turtles and the possession or consumption of most turtle eggs is banned in Costa Rica.
Only Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs from nests in Playa Ostional on the country’s Pacific side can be legally extracted. But those eggs must come with an official receipt, complete with a seal from the Environment Ministry.
Turtle eggs are traditionally believed to be an aphrodisiac in Costa Rica. The eggs are sometimes swallowed whole, served in a shot glass with a spicy tomato-based drink called “sangrita.”
You may be interested
Henrietta Boggs, First Lady of the Revolution, dies at 102
Mike Faulk - September 24, 2020Henrietta Boggs, the Alabama woman who married a revolutionary President of Costa Rica and became the First Lady of the Revolution,…
Costa Rica coronavirus updates for Thursday, September 24
Alejandro Zúñiga - September 24, 2020Costa Rica announced 14 new coronavirus-related deaths over the last day for a total of 795, according to official data…
Costa Rica expands list of authorized states, countries for tourists
Alejandro Zúñiga - September 24, 2020Costa Rica has expanded the list of countries and U.S. states from which it will welcome tourists in October, Tourism…
