India, Aug. 13 -- In a rare instance, two wildlife consignments trafficked into Mumbai via flights operated by Indigo airlines will be deported back to their origin country, Bangkok, on Wednesday morning, according to officials familiar with the matter.

One consignment - comprising three meerkats, three lizards, two iguanas, one skink, one four-eyed turtle and around a hundred spiders and tarantulas - was intercepted on Monday afternoon. The other consignment, comprising two marmosets and 50 Albino red-eared sliders, was intercepted on August 8.

The animals were kept under the care of recognised facilities for medical intervention after they were intercepted, said Pawan Sharma, honorary wildlife warden of Thane.

"There are very few cas...