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BBC News
02-06-2025
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Indian man arrested with 47 venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport
Authorities in India have arrested a man for trying to smuggle dozens of rare reptiles, including venomous snakes, into the country. The Indian citizen, who was returning from Thailand, was stopped by customs officials at the airport in Mumbai city on Sunday. Officials said the reptiles, including 47 venomous vipers, were found concealed in the man's checked-in luggage. The reptiles have been seized under various wildlife protection laws in India. The passenger has not been named and as he is in custody. He has not commented on his arrest. Customs officials have released photographs on X of colourful snakes squirming in a dish. In their post, they said they had seized three spider-tailed horned vipers, five Asian leaf turtles and 44 Indonesian pit vipers from the passenger. It isn't clear where the reptiles had been sourced from. Leopard cub found in passenger's luggage at Indian airport Rare Madagascar tortoises seized at Mumbai airport While it is not illegal to import animals into the country, India's wildlife protection law bans the import of certain species, including those classified as endangered or protected by the government. A passenger also needs to get the required permits and licenses before importing any wildlife. Reports of customs officials seizing banned wildlife from passengers trying to smuggle them into the country are not uncommon. In January, Indian authorities arrested a Canadian man at the Delhi airport for carrying a crocodile skull in his luggage and month later, officials at the Mumbai airport stopped a passenger carrying five Siamang gibbons, a small ape native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The gibbons, listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, were concealed in a plastic crate placed inside the passenger's trolley bag. In November, customs officers arrested two passengers returning from Bangkok for carrying12 exotic turtles. In 2019, officials at the Chennai airport seized a horned pit viper snake, five Iguanas, four blue-tongued skinks, three green tree frogs and 22 Egyptian tortoises from a man travelling from Thailand. Follow BBC News India on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
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Indian man arrested with venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport
Authorities in India have arrested a man for trying to smuggle dozens of rare reptiles, including poisonous snakes, into the country. The Indian citizen, who was returning from Thailand, was stopped by customs officials at the airport in Mumbai city on Sunday. Officials said the reptiles, including 44 venomous vipers, were found concealed in the man's checked-in luggage. The reptiles have been seized under various wildlife protection laws in India. The passenger has not been named and as he is in custody. He has not commented on his arrest. Customs officials have released photographs on X of colourful snakes squirming in a dish. In their post, they said they had seized three spider-tailed horned vipers, five Asian leaf turtles and 44 Indonesian pit vipers from the passenger. It isn't clear where the reptiles had been sourced from. Leopard cub found in passenger's luggage at Indian airport Rare Madagascar tortoises seized at Mumbai airport While it is not illegal to import animals into the country, India's wildlife protection law bans the import of certain species, including those classified as endangered or protected by the government. A passenger also needs to get the required permits and licenses before importing any wildlife. Reports of customs officials seizing banned wildlife from passengers trying to smuggle them into the country are not uncommon. In January, Indian authorities arrested a Canadian man at the Delhi airport for carrying a crocodile skull in his luggage and month later, officials at the Mumbai airport stopped a passenger carrying five Siamang gibbons, a small ape native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The gibbons, listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, were concealed in a plastic crate placed inside the passenger's trolley bag. In November, customs officers arrested two passengers returning from Bangkok for carrying12 exotic turtles. In 2019, officials at the Chennai airport seized a horned pit viper snake, five Iguanas, four blue-tongued skinks, three green tree frogs and 22 Egyptian tortoises from a man travelling from Thailand. Follow BBC News India on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
BBC News
02-06-2025
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India: Man arrested with dozens of venomous vipers at Mumbai airport
Authorities in India have arrested a man for trying to smuggle dozens of rare reptiles, including poisonous snakes, into the Indian citizen, who was returning from Thailand, was stopped by customs officials at the airport in Mumbai city on said the reptiles, including 44 venomous vipers, were found concealed in the man's checked-in reptiles have been seized under various wildlife protection laws in India. The passenger has not been named and as he is in custody. He has not commented on his officials have released photographs on X of colourful snakes squirming in a their post, they said they had seized three spider-tailed horned vipers, five Asian leaf turtles and 44 Indonesian pit vipers from the isn't clear where the reptiles had been sourced cub found in passenger's luggage at Indian airportRare Madagascar tortoises seized at Mumbai airportWhile it is not illegal to import animals into the country, India's wildlife protection law bans the import of certain species, including those classified as endangered or protected by the government.A passenger also needs to get the required permits and licenses before importing any of customs officials seizing banned wildlife from passengers trying to smuggle them into the country are not January, Indian authorities arrested a Canadian man at the Delhi airport for carrying a crocodile skull in his luggage and month later, officials at the Mumbai airport stopped a passenger carrying five Siamang gibbons, a small ape native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia and gibbons, listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, were concealed in a plastic crate placed inside the passenger's trolley November, customs officers arrested two passengers returning from Bangkok for carrying12 exotic turtles. In 2019, officials at the Chennai airport seized a horned pit viper snake, five Iguanas, four blue-tongued skinks, three green tree frogs and 22 Egyptian tortoises from a man travelling from BBC News India on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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5 people charged after 3 dead, 1 missing in alleged human smuggling operation in San Diego, authorities say
Five people were charged Tuesday for their involvement in an alleged human smuggling operation after a small boat capsized off the San Diego coast Monday morning, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The incident left at least three people dead, four injured and one person missing, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California said in a news release. Nine people were initially believed to be missing after the capsizing. During a later immigration inspection in Chula Vista, California, Monday night, authorities stopped multiple vehicles suspected of being part of the alleged smuggling operation and apprehended all but one of the remaining missing people, the US Attorney's office said. One of the three people who died was a 14-year-old boy and Indian citizen, while his 10-year-old sister is the individual still missing, prosecutors said. Their parents are among the four people hospitalized, they added. The two others who died are both Mexican citizens. Two Mexican citizens were arrested at the beach where the boat overturned and were charged with bringing in aliens resulting in death and bringing in aliens for financial gain, one complaint shows. Three others were charged with transportation of illegal aliens after being arrested Monday night in Chula Vista, another complaint says. It is not immediately clear if those charged have attorneys. 'Human smuggling, regardless of the route, is not only illegal but extremely dangerous. Smugglers often treat people as disposable commodities, leading to tragic and sometimes deadly consequences, as we saw in this case,' Shawn Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of HSI San Diego, said in a statement. 'Yesterday's heartbreaking events are a stark reminder of the urgent need to dismantle these criminal networks driven by greed.' The US Coast Guard searched the surrounding area by sea and air with a 45-foot-long rescue boat, a helicopter and other craft, before they called off the search 'pending further developments,' it said in a news release Tuesday. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at
CNN
07-05-2025
- CNN
5 people charged after 3 dead, 1 missing in alleged human smuggling operation in San Diego, authorities say
See all topics Five people were charged Tuesday for their involvement in an alleged human smuggling operation after a small boat capsized off the San Diego coast Monday morning, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The incident left at least three people dead, four injured and one person missing, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California said in a news release. Nine people were initially believed to be missing after the capsizing. During a later immigration inspection in Chula Vista, California, Monday night, authorities stopped multiple vehicles suspected of being part of the alleged smuggling operation and apprehended all but one of the remaining missing people, the US Attorney's office said. One of the three people who died was a 14-year-old boy and Indian citizen, while his 10-year-old sister is the individual still missing, prosecutors said. Their parents are among the four people hospitalized, they added. The two others who died are both Mexican citizens. Two Mexican citizens were arrested at the beach where the boat overturned and were charged with bringing in aliens resulting in death and bringing in aliens for financial gain, one complaint shows. Three others were charged with transportation of illegal aliens after being arrested Monday night in Chula Vista, another complaint says. It is not immediately clear if those charged have attorneys. 'Human smuggling, regardless of the route, is not only illegal but extremely dangerous. Smugglers often treat people as disposable commodities, leading to tragic and sometimes deadly consequences, as we saw in this case,' Shawn Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of HSI San Diego, said in a statement. 'Yesterday's heartbreaking events are a stark reminder of the urgent need to dismantle these criminal networks driven by greed.' The US Coast Guard searched the surrounding area by sea and air with a 45-foot-long rescue boat, a helicopter and other craft, before they called off the search 'pending further developments,' it said in a news release Tuesday.
