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AP/ August 20, 2010, 10:28 PM

Mexico Catches Men with 3,756 Sea Turtle Eggs

Italien Prime Minister Mario Monti delivers his speech during the awarding ceremony of the ESMT Responsible Leadership Award in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Monit honored with the award by the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT). (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Italien Prime Minister Mario Monti delivers his speech during the awarding ceremony of the ESMT Responsible Leadership Award in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Monit honored with the award by the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT). (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) / Markus Schreiber

Police in Mexico say six suspects have been detained on the southern Pacific coast with 3,756 illegally harvested eggs from protected sea turtles.

Guerrero state police say the six men were caught with the Olive Ridley turtle eggs in a coastal town east of the resort city of Acapulco.

The eggs were stuffed in sacks and were apparently being transported for sale or consumption.

Olive Ridley turtles are protected under Mexican law. They nest on the Mexican coast, and harvesting their eggs is punishable by prison terms of one to nine years.

The six men were detained Friday.

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rwsmith29456 says:
3700 eggs? No wonder turtle populations are dwindling.
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