Four monkeys found in car without legal documents at Romania's border with Serbia

20 July 2026 Romanian customs inspectors and border police have discovered four monkeys being transported without the required legal documents in a car entering the country through the Moravița border crossing. The primates, which are protected under international wildlife trade rules, were handed over to veterinary authorities. The discovery was made on the morning of July 17 during a joint inspection by customs officers from the Moravița Border Customs Office and border police officers at the Moravița border crossing in Timiș County. According to the Romanian Customs Authority, three Ukrainian women arrived at the crossing in a car registered in Ukraine. During the inspection, officers found two boxes containing four live monkeys in the vehicle's trunk. “The investigation established tha