<h1>Passenger arrested for smuggling protected wildlife in checked luggage at international airport; monitor lizard and turtles seized and deported</h1> Customs at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport intercepted an arriving passenger from Bangkok and seized multiple protected wildlife species concealed in checked luggage, including a monitor lizard, a two-headed red-eared slider turtle, and several green iguanas. The specimens, protected under wildlife protection laws, were recovered and deported back to the origin country, and the passenger was arrested on suspicion of wildlife smuggling and related offenses under customs and wildlife protection statutes; enforcement action includes detention and potential criminal prosecution and administrative measures such as deportation and forfeiture of contraband.