BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai customs officers rescued a crimson panda, snakes, monkeys and chameleons from checked-in baggage on the nation’s fundamental airport this week after arresting six Indian nationals for tried smuggling.
A complete of 87 reptiles and mammals had been discovered within the baggage, together with chameleons, snakes, a large-beaked parrot, red-eyed squirrels, bats and monkeys.
Some animals had been wrapped in paper, others in plastic containers, images from customs at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport confirmed.
The six, sure for Mumbai, had been arrested on Monday, authorities mentioned in an announcement.
Thailand, which borders 4 nations, has seen its justifiable share of unlawful wildlife trafficking and customs officers at Suvarnabhumi usually seize reptiles and small animals in baggage.
There is excessive demand for animal merchandise in nations together with China, Myanmar and Thailand, the place they’re utilized in conventional medication or consumed immediately.
(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng; Edited by Nick Macfie)