Passenger caught with monkey, snakes at Chennai Airport; arrested
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oi-Prakash KL
Chennai,
Aug
13:
A
passenger
from
Bangkok
carrying
live
animals
was
intercepted
at
Chennai
airport
by
customs
officers,
officials
said
in
a
statement.
Photo
credit:
Chennai
Customs
They
have
recovered
live
animals,
including
a
monkey
and
snakes
inside
his
luggage.
The
incident
occurred
on
August
12.
Based
on
the
intelligence
inputs,
the
customs
intercepted
the
male
passenger
who
arrived
in
Chennai
from
Thailand.
One
DeBrazza
Monkey,
15
King
Snakes,
five
Ball
Pythons
and
two
Aldabra
Tortoises
were
recovered,
Chennai
Customs
said
in
a
tweet.
Based
on
intel,
on
11.08.22
a
male
pax
arriving
from
Bangkok
in
TG-337
was
intercepted
by
Customs
Officers.
On
examination
of
checked-in
baggage
1-DeBrazza
Monkey,
15-KingSnakes,
5-Ball
Pythons
and
2-Aldabra
Tortoises
were
recovered.
(1/2)
pic.twitter.com/cN4hoYcQtM—
Chennai
Customs
(@ChennaiCustoms)
August
13,
2022
“Since
the
live
animals
were
imported
illegally,
they
were
deported
back
to
the
country
of
origin
through
Thai
airways
in
consultation
with
AQCS.
Further
investigation
is
on.
#IndianCustomsAtWork
@cbic_india,”
it
added.
A
case
has
been
lodged
in
connection
with
the
incident
under
the
Wildlife
Protection
Act.
The
accused
was
produced
before
a
local
court,
which
sent
him
to
judicial
custody
for
14
days.
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