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Customs foils wildlife smuggling
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....ustoms foils wildlife smuggling<BR>Customs & Trade<BR>Dated:- 19-6-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Chennai, Jun 19 (PTI) Monkeys and tortoises attempted to be smuggled into the country by an air passenger were recover....
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....ed here and the man arrested, the Customs Department said on Thursday. The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Chennai Customs intercepted an Indian male passenger who had arrived from Bangkok late on Jun....
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....e 18 on suspicion of smuggling wildlife, an official release here said. Upon arrival, his checked-in baggage was retrieved for examination. "Upon opening the trolley bag, officers found two ventil....
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....ated carry bags and a small cloth bag concealed under layers of confectionery items. On closer inspection, movements were noticed inside the ventilated bags. Further scrutiny revealed two live monkeys....
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.... of different species each hidden in a separate carry bag and seven tortoises wrapped inside the taped cloth bag," it said. "Import of such wildlife without valid authorisation is prohibited under t....
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....he Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Customs Act, 1962, and the CITES regulations governing international trade in endangered species," it said. The animals were deported back to Thailand and the....
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.... passenger was arrested under the Customs Act, 1962 read with Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and remanded to judicial custody by a local court. PTI SA ROH<BR> News - Press release - PIB....