Red panda found in luggage of smuggling suspects at Thailand airport
by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6K5CV)
Bangkok customs officers arrest six after finding 87 animals, including lizards, birds, a monkey and snakes
Thai customs officials have arrested six Indian nationals for attempting to smuggle dozens of wild animals, including a red panda and cotton-top tamarin monkey, out of the country.
Officers found 87 animals, including monitor lizards, birds and snakes, packaged inside the suspects' checked luggage at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport. They were trying to fly to Mumbai.
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