Toucan smuggling plot foiled at California port of entry

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection is releasing information related to what it calls a "significant smuggling attempt" after discovering two live toucans wrapped in stockings hidden inside a traveler’s purse.According to CBP, the incident took place at about 4 p.m., on Dec. 26.A CBP officer reportedly encountered two travelers, a 35-year-old male and a 37-year-old female, in a 2015 Toyota Camry as they tried to enter the U.S. through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry