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Red panda & fishing cat among 87 animals rescued from luggage at BKK

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From Thai Enquirer and other sources

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Six people were arrested after attempting to smuggle 87 animals stuffed in luggage through Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.

Five men and one women, all of whom are Indian nationals, were arrested by Thailand's Customs Department after officials found their luggage suspicious during a security check, reported The Independent.

The group was allegedly trying to smuggle the creatures to Mumbai, India.

According to theĀ Thai Enquirer, the animals seized include:

  • 29 lizards, such as black-throated monitors
  • 21 snakes, including corn snakes and red bamboo rat snakes
  • 15 birds, such as the bird of paradise and parrots
  • Seven monitor lizards
  • Four chameleons
  • Two squirrels
  • Two bats
  • Two cotton-top tamarins
  • One fishing cat
  • One red panda
  • One Sulawesi bear cuscus
  • One frog
  • One rat

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