Florida traffic stop turns weird as police discover 13 live zip-tied iguanas hidden in truck

NewsWorldAmericasFlorida traffic stop turns weird as police discover 13 live zip-tied iguanas hidden in truckThe iguanas were taken to a shelter afterwardKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Saturday 02 May 2026 05:04 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969302","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/iguanas-florida-traffic-stop-b2969302.html","title":"Florida traffic stop turns weird as police discover 13 live zip-tied iguanas in truck"}}CloseRelated: Orangutan filmed using ‘animal crossing’ above forest road for first timeThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Thirteen live, zip-tied iguanas were foun...