The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit vipers, were "concealed in checked-in baggage," Mumbai Customs said in a statement late Sunday. "An Indian national arriving from Thailand was arrested ...

Mumbai customs shares photographs of its seizures regularly. Most appear to be drugs, gold or cash-related interceptions, with some travellers attempting to conceal illegal substances “inside the body ...

“An Indian national arriving from Thailand was arrested,” Mumbai Customs said, adding that they had seized 44 Indonesian pit vipers, three spider-tailed horned vipers and five Asian leaf turtles.

A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers in checked-in baggage was stopped after flying into Mumbai, India, from Thailand, Indian customs officials said.

Blue pit vipers are some of the rarest of their species, according to the outlet. This isn’t the first – or last – walk on the wild side for customs officers in India. 4 ...

The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit vipers, were "concealed in checked-in baggage," Mumbai Customs said in a statement late Sunday. "An Indian national arriving from Thailand was arrested ...

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.

An Indian passenger allegedly trying to smuggle venomous vipers was held in Mumbai after flying from Thailand, customs officials in the western city said on Sunday. The man, whose identity wasn’t ...

The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit vipers, were “concealed in checked-in baggage”, Mumbai Customs said in a statement late on June 1. “An Indian national arriving from Thailand was ...

Customs department shares photos Officials have seized various snakes and turtles, including a spider-tailed horned viper, an Asian leaf turtle and an Indonesian pit viper, from the passenger.

An Indian passenger was caught smuggling dozens of venomous vipers into Mumbai from Thailand, customs officials said, after the reptiles were discovered hidden in his checked luggage. The snakes, ...