On the 21st of October 2018, two men were found guilty of illegal exploitation of natural resources in Boyacá. They were stopped at a checkpoint along Paipa Tunja road, where the authorities discovered 3.5 tonnes of capybara meat was discovered underneath their fish cargo. 164 animals had been killed, and the meat was being smuggled to the capital city, Bogotá. Neither man possessed a permit or authorisation for the transport of wild species, so they were detained, their vehicle was seized, and they have been charged with 24 months in prison.