(AP) — A Thai customs official displays one of 1,800 seized Bengal monitor lizards smuggled on pickup trucks to the capital from south of Thailand during a press conference at the customs headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 8, 2011.
Customs Department chief suspects the lizards were destined to be eaten. He said their meat sells for US$7.50-$15 per pound (US$16-$33 per kilogram) in China, making them worth more than US$60,000. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)