Traveller arriving in India from KL busted with monitor lizards in luggage
The mouths and limbs of the monitor lizards were taped together before the animals were wrapped in black cloth.
PETALING JAYA : A traveller arriving in Tamil Nadu, India, from Kuala Lumpur was caught trying to smuggle two monitor lizards into the country by stuffing the exotic animals into his luggage.
Tiruchirappalli International Airport's customs department said the passenger had arrived yesterday on Batik Air flight OD223.
Acting on intelligence, customs officers intercepted the passenger and his checked-in luggage. They discovered the two monitor lizards stuffed inside, along with various food items.
The mouths and limbs of the reptiles were taped together before the animals were wrapped in black cloth.
'Further investigations are ongoing,' it said in a post on X.
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