The customs authorities in India arrested yesterday, Sunday, a passenger who transported illegally live snakes to Mumbai Airport (Mumbai), while this is the third seizure of this kind of this kind of authorities in a month.
“Customs authorities prevented a new attempt to smuggle wild animals, 16 live snakes were seized by a passenger returning from Thailand“, Announced by the customs authorities of the Grand City Airport in India.
The man, who landed yesterday at the airport, was arrested and “further investigation is being carried out,” the customs authorities said in a statement issued.
The load included mainly snakes that are not poisonous, or their poison is too weak to attack humans and often sold as pets.
In early June, the Indian Customs authorities had arrested a passenger carrying about 40 poisonous voys and who had again arrived from Thailand.
A few days later, the authorities also arrested a passenger carrying about 100 animals, including lizards, birds and drinks.
The Traffic Non -Governmental Organization, which struggles against the smuggling of wildlife and flora species, warned against a “very worrying” trend of smuggling animals due to exotic pet trade.
Over 7,000 live or dead animals have been seized for the last three and a half years in air transport between Thailand and India.
Source :Skai
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