In compliance with the control and monterero plans on the roads of the Colombian territory, the Environmental and Ecological Protection Group and the National Police Customs Control Group arrested a vehicle that was transported on the road that Riohacha leads to the municipality of Maicao in the KM 5 + 600 meters, In the requisis process a black bag was found that contained inside 151 cucumbers or sea worms (Isostichopus Badio).

The confiscation of the equinoderm hydrobiological species was carried out taking into account that the relevant permits for its transfer and marketing were not met, It was also taken into account that it is being exploited uncontrollably by placing marine natural fauna at risk.

Once the species under norm is identified, it is placed at the disposal of the environmental authority, Corpoguajira, who expose the ecosystem value of the species, These being organic matter recyclers and fine particle transformers allowing and increasing the availability of nutrients in the sea.

Sea cucumber is a sedentary species that does not require sophisticated techniques to be captured, In the department of La Guajira they are fish for divers through technique apnea; Subsequently they are taken to the seafood to extract their visors, They cook and dissect for transfer.

Commonly They are marketed by people of eastern origin who manage to export them, Taking into account that in Asian countries it is mostly consumed for its nutritional value. Corpoguajira calls for conservation of the species that, due to its excessive marketing, could be categorized in danger of extinction.