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That, is a Fiji Island banded iguana which, is an endangered species and is facing possible extinction.

From AFP.

A Californian man faces jail after being convicted of smuggling stolen rare iguanas into the United States inside his prosthetic leg, justice officials said Friday.

Jereme James, 34, was convicted on two counts of smuggling and possessing endangered animals and is due to be sentenced on July 14, a statement from the US Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles said.

Prosecutors said James stole three baby Fiji Island banded iguanas from an ecological preserve while on a trip to the South Pacific islands in 2002 and smuggled them by concealing them in the compartment of a prosthetic leg.

Inside his prosthetic leg. Nice.

You know that part of the show Cops, where they confront the alleged perp with the crack pipe they found under the driver’s seat?

Do you have and iguanas on you tonight?

No, no sir, I don’t. I haven’t had anything to do with iguanas for 11 months, I’m clean.

Well, the other officer was looking through your prosthetic leg and found these three baby, Fiji Island banded iguanas.

Those aren’t mine!

Who do they belong to?

I, I don’t know anything about them. I just know they aren’t mine. I used to be into iguanas but, I’ve been clean, man.

Well, they were in your leg. Can, you explain how they got there?

I don’t know, ahh…my brother in law was using the leg for a couple of days last week…ahh I don’t know. They ain’t mine.

Don’t know anything about the iguanas, huh?

No sir, I never saw those iguanas before.

Turn around, put your hands on the trunk. You have the right to remain silent….