Bangkok Airport Sees Surge in Wildlife Smuggling Attempts
Turtles, iguanas, crocodiles, raccoons, chameleons and gibbons all seized in recent weeks as smugglers attempt to transport endangered species through Suvarnabhumi
L'essentiel
- Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport has intercepted multiple wildlife smuggling attempts in recent days.
- A 19-year-old passenger was caught with dozens of tortoises strapped to her body bound for Taipei.
- Previous seizures include hundreds of turtles, blue-green iguanas, a freshwater crocodile from Bengaluru, raccoons in a check-in box, and endangered gibbons with chameleons, all destined for India.
Résumé généré par IA
On Wednesday, a 19-year-old passenger bound for Taipei tried to evade security at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport with dozens of fist-sized tortoises strapped to her body. A day earlier, hundreds of live turtles and bright blue-green iguanas, along with a freshwater crocodile, were all seized on arrival in Bangkok from the Indian city of Bengaluru. There were raccoons in a box meant for check-in by an Indian woman on April 18. A few days before that, it was chameleons and a pair of endangered gibbons – also destined for India. One of the raccoons had already died in the nearly airless container by the time airport authorities detected the box.
