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Mumbai Customs rescue exotic animals including iguanas, sugar gliders, one held
Updated On: 09 June, 2025 07:08 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
The customs officials were suspicious after the passenger appeared to be nervous during his questioning and a detailed baggage check led to the shocking discovery of multiple protected and non-native species, some of which are listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
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The passenger, who had travelled on flight AI338, was found carrying a number of live and dead exotic animals in his luggage. Pic/Mumbai Customs
The Mumbai Customs on Monday said that it has rescued exotic animals including iguanas, sugar gliders and tortoise at city airport and arrested a passenger for illegally smuggling the animals.
An official statement said that the officials from Mumbai Customs Zone-III intercepted an Indian passenger arriving from Bangkok at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport in Mumbai on June 9, 2025.
The passenger, who had travelled on flight AI338, was found carrying a number of live and dead exotic animals in his luggage.
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