Indian man who arrived in Mumbai from Thailand had his bag full of poisonous snakes; Customs seizes it at the airport

 

 

An Indian national who arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport from Thailand had his bag full of poisonous snakes. When the bag was opened during customs inspection, around 48 highly venomous snakes and five turtles were found hidden in it. He was immediately taken into custody by customs officials.

The passenger was surrounded by customs officials after he got off the flight from Bangkok on Saturday evening. The luggage included three spider-tailed horned vipers and 44 Indonesian pit vipers. In addition, there were five Asian leaf turtles. X has shared pictures of snakes of various colours seized by the Customs Bureau.

It is common for people to try to smuggle gold, drugs and other items through airports and get caught. However, customs officials say that the illegal trafficking of exotic wildlife is relatively low. The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has ordered the currently seized animals to be returned to the countries from which they were brought under the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act. The act strictly regulates the trade and import of protected species.