SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After dozens of reptiles, including newborn lizards, were seized by law enforcement agencies at the U.S.-Mexico border, the animals are now under the care of the San Diego Zoo.
According to an update from the zoo on Thursday, some of the reptiles have been transferred to three other zoological institutions while the others remain in San Diego.
The reptiles were found inside pillowcases that had been knotted and secured with tape inside a vehicle at the San Ysidro Port of Entry as part of a years-long illegal smuggling scheme, the zoo said…