The passenger’s bag contained two tortoises, 15 snakes, and a monkey. Customs officials at Chennai Airport stopped a traveler coming into the city through Bangkok in an uncommon situation, and they were perplexed to find live animals in his luggage. The official claimed that on Thursday, based on intelligence input, customs officials intercepted the traveler, whose name was withheld. The man flew from Bangkok to Chennai with a monkey, a few snakes, and two tortoises inside his luggage.
Animals that were discovered in his luggage were shown in images on the Chennai Customs Twitter account. One of them shows a little monkey holding a stuffed animal bear.
https://twitter.com/ChennaiCustoms/status/1558396085474775040?t=T_X7_2yY9CwroreXEuw5RQ&s=03
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“According to information, on August 11, customs authorities stopped a male traveler arriving on flight TG-337 from Bangkok. The Twitter account for Chennai Customs stated that one DeBrazza monkey, 15 King snakes, 5 ball pythons, and 2 Aldabra tortoises were discovered during the investigation of checked baggage.
In a tweet that was sent by the AQCS (Animal Quarantine and Certification Service), it was mentioned that “the live animals were sent back to their country of origin through Thai Airways, as the animals had been illegally imported.”.
There was an accusation brought against the passenger for violating the Wildlife Protection Act, and other relevant government agencies were promptly notified. A court in the locality granted customs’ request to place the suspect passenger in judicial detention for 14 days after the passenger was presented to the court. There has been an arrest made against him.
Now he is in Chennai jail.
