Indian wildlife smuggler stopped at customs with 100 exotic animals

This representational image shows a wild lizard. — Unsplash Indian customs officers made the latest “significant” seizure of endangered wildlife from a passenger arriving from Thailand, a government statement said, carrying nearly 100 creatures including lizards, sunbirds and tree-climbing possums. Customs officers said the passenger, who was also carrying two tarantula spiders and tortoises, had…

Snakes on a plane: Indian smuggler caught with venomous vipers

A spider-tailed horned viper caught by Mumbai Customs police on June 1, 2025.  — X/@mumbaicus3 MUMBAI: A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai from Thailand, Indian customs officials said. The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit vipers, were “concealed in checked-in baggage”, Mumbai Customs said in…