Customs officers discovered 116 lizards hidden inside a woman's jacket at a border checkpoint, according to an unnamed source cited in a mainstream media report. The discovery reportedly took place at the Mamonovo-2 checkpoint in Russia's Kaliningrad region, on the border with Poland, according to a source cited by the outlet reporting the incident.
The woman was reportedly traveling on a bus when she was stopped for inspection, according to an unnamed source. Inspectors, as reported by the source, found dozens of small canvas bags concealed inside the lining of her jacket. Each pouch reportedly contained between three and five live reptiles measuring around 10 to 15cm long, according to an unspecified source cited in the report.
The woman was unable to produce any documents allowing her to transport the animals, according to an unnamed source. She reportedly told inspectors she had agreed to take the reptiles to Germany in exchange for money, according to her own account as relayed in the report.
Experts identified the animals as secret toadhead agamas, according to unnamed experts cited in the source excerpt. All 116 reptiles reportedly survived the journey to the border, according to customs officials. The animals were reportedly handed over to a local exotic animal rescue centre, though this has not been independently corroborated.
According to a single mainstream report, the woman may face administrative proceedings over allegations of concealing goods from customs control; this claim has not been independently verified and should not be treated as established fact.