Mexico seizes food made from threatened Iguana

Mexico seizes food made from threatened Iguana
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Summary The statement did not say if the restaurant's owner faced any charges

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Authorities in central Mexico have seized 32 liters (8.5 gallons) of food made with Mexican spiny-tailed iguanas, a protected and threatened species in the country, officials said Tuesday.

The environmental protection prosecutor s office said the containers of the iguana dish were seized from a restaurant in the village of Tehuixtla, Morelos state, following an anonymous complaint.

The seizure aims to "discourage a common practice" of eating threatened animals in the southern state of Guerrero and Morelos, the office said in a statement.

The statement did not say if the restaurant s owner faced any charges.

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