Delhi: Customs intercepts exotic wildlife smuggling at IGI Airport

Feb 23, 2025

New Delhi [India], February 23 : Customs at IGI Airport New Delhi on Sunday intercepted three Indian national passengers (male) from Flight AI 303 (BKK to DEL) around 01:35 AM and recovered illegal exotic wildlife from their checked-in baggage, according to information from customs.
Based on specific intelligence, Seized Wildlife Species include 5 Corn Snakes), 8 Milk Snakes , 9 Ball Pythons. Lizards: 4 Bearded Dragons, 7 Crested Geckos, 11 Cameroon Dwarf Geckos, 1 Gecko.
Additional 14 Millipedes and 1 Spider were also seized. The recovered wildlife and the passengers were handed over to authorities for further investigation.

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