Customs officials seize exotic Reptile species at Biju Patnaik International Airport
Bhubaneswar, March 29 -- Customs officials on Saturday seized several exotic reptile species from a package at Biju Patnaik International Airport and detained a youth for interrogation.
According to official sources, customs officials inspected a suspicious package belonging to a passenger arriving from Bangkok during cargo screening. To their surprise, they discovered nine king snakes, ten chameleons, twelve tortoises, and several monitor lizards inside.
A youth from Chennai carrying the package was immediately detained by customs officials for questioning.
Officials stated that the seized luggage, containing the reptiles, was being trafficked from Bangkok to Chennai via Bhubaneswar on the flight.
Customs officials promptly contacted Snake...
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