They Came Hidden as ‘Fish Booger’: How the Smell of a Trained Canine Exposed the Sophisticated Deception of Traffickers

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What seemed like a common shipment declared as “fish booby” ended up revealing one of the most important findings against illegal trafficking of protected species in Ecuador. During an operation conducted in Guayaquil in April 2026, a detection dog trained to identify biological material alerted on a suspicious load.