Two women were arrested in airport her Bangkokwhen it was found that they attempted to travel with 109 live animals in their suitcases.
The wild animals were found in the two suitcases after an X-ray check, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks announced of Thailand. Experts who were called to the scene found two white hedgehogs, two armadillos, 35 turtles, 50 lizards and 20 snakes stuffed in the suitcases.
The suitcases belonged to two Indian women, 38-year-old Nitya Raya and 24-year-old Zakia Sultana Ibrahim, who were arrested. The two women were getting ready according to his report CNN to board a flight to Chennai, India. The two women are accused of violating international regulations for the protection of wildlife.
The animal smuggling is a perennial problem in the region. In 2019, a man who arrived in Chennai from Bangkok was arrested after he was found to have packed a one-month-old leopard cub in his suitcase.
A report published last March said more than 70,000 wild animals – including their limbs – were discovered during 140 seizure operations at 18 airports in India from 2011 to 2020. The most incidents were recorded at the Chennai city airport, followed by of Mumbai and New Delhi.
Source: News Beast
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