Smuggler arrested attempting to board flight with 17 live animals

[reader]

The Bangkok Post reports that a 21-year-old Indian man was arrested while trying to smuggle 17 live animals of six species out of Suvarnabhumi Airport  Wednesday.

The creatures were discovered during and x-ray, hidden in a basket under a layer of food snacks. The haul reportedly included a white desert fox, a raccoon, two iguanas and a pair of white pythons -- as well as three monitor lizards and eight marmoset monkeys.

In a similar incident in June, officials arrested two Indian women at Suvarnabhumi for allegedly trying to smuggle 109 live animals in their luggage. Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said in a press release that the animals were discovered in two suitcases following an X-ray inspection.

Photo from Thai PBS News.

 

[vinapu]

33 minutes ago, reader said:

The Bangkok Post reports that a 21-year-old Indian man was arrested while trying to smuggle 17 live animals of six species out of Suvarnabhumi Airport  Wednesday.

In a similar incident in June, officials arrested two Indian women at Suvarnabhumi for allegedly trying to smuggle 109 live animals in their luggage

I think their penalty should be to place them  in a cage in middle of main terminal, 1 day for each animal attempted to smuggle. That should sober up others trying the same 

[macaroni21]

13 hours ago, vinapu said:

I think their penalty should be to place them  in a cage in middle of main terminal, 1 day for each animal attempted to smuggle. That should sober up others trying the same 

And they should be naked while caged.

[vinapu]

4 hours ago, macaroni21 said:

And they should be naked while caged.

21 old Indian man , sure, not sure about those two Indian ladies but lets be generous to our straight brothers