Two held at Pune airport for bringing exotic wildlife species from Bangkok

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....wo held at Pune airport for bringing exotic wildlife species from Bangkok<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 16-7-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Pune, Jul 16 (PTI) Two passengers have been arrested at the Pune International Airp....

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....ort for allegedly trying to smuggle exotic wildlife species into the country from Bangkok, officials said on Wednesday. Acting on specific intelligence, Pune Customs officers intercepted Zaheerabbas ....

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....Aynal Mandal and Bhavesh Rameshbhai Solanki after they landed in the city on an Air India Express Flight on Monday. Upon inspection, officials recovered a total of 20 exotic animals from their baggag....

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....e, including 14 green tree pythons of which 13 were found alive and one dead, four double-eyed fig parrots and two Sumatran striped rabbits, a senior customs official said. "These species were broug....

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....ht into the country without proper documentation or requisite clearances. They are protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972," he added. Both the passengers were arrested and further inves....

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....tigation is underway, the official said. PTI SPK KRK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....