Passenger from Bangkok found carrying Indonesian pit vipers, spider-tailed horned vipers and Asian leaf turtles in luggage ...

Early investigations suggest the smuggling attempt may be linked to a wider network. Officials make horrifying discovery ...

Mumbai customs shares photographs of its seizures regularly. Most appear to be drugs, gold or cash-related interceptions, ...

MUMBAI: Banned wildlife animals were seized from an international flyer at the city airport on Sunday, and the passenger who had arrived from Bangkok .

The passenger also had three Spider-tailed horned vipers — which are venomous, but usually only target small prey such as birds — as well as five Asian leaf turtles. Mumbai Customs released ...

The reptiles were a relatively unusual seizure for officials more used to hauls of gold, cash or cannabis. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A closer inspection of the bag revealed three spider-tailed horned vipers, five Asian leaf turtles, and 44 Indonesian pit vipers. Photos show the smuggled reptiles after the discovery, including a ...

details of whom were not released, also had three spider-tailed horned vipers – which are venomous, but usually only target small prey such as birds – as well as five Asian leaf turtles.

Among these snakes were three Spider-tailed horned vipers, highly venomous and targeting only small prey like birds, as well as five Asian leaf turtles.

Indian customs authorities in Mumbai arrested an Indian air traveler whom they suspected of concealing multiple rare species of wildlife, including venomous snakes, in his checked-in baggage.

He was also carrying Asian leaf turtles, native to Southeast Asia and known for their distinctive camouflage of leaf-like carapace. “An Indian national arriving from Thailand was arrested ...