Federal agents seized six endangered wildlife specimens from a home in the Valle Real subdivision of Zapopan after carrying out a court-ordered search tied to a complaint filed in Jalisco. Among the animals found were a Bengal tiger, two royal parrots, a golden parakeet, a Morelet's crocodile and a ball python.

The search was requested after PROFEPA in Jalisco received the complaint and sent the information to the federal prosecutor’s office for an investigation. The operation was executed by the Policía Federal Ministerial of the Agencia de Investigación Criminal, with support from specialized experts and PROFEPA personnel.

The seizure gives federal investigators a concrete case in a city where protected wildlife can be hidden behind the walls of a private home. It also places the focus on how animals like a tiger and a crocodile ended up in residential Zapopan in the first place, a question the authorities have not answered publicly.

No arrests were reported, even as the federal prosecutor continues to build the case for crimes against biodiversity and any other offenses that may apply. That leaves the animals in federal hands and the investigation open, with the next step likely to depend on whether investigators can trace the source of the specimens and identify who controlled the property.