Customs officials at the Kempegowda International Airport busted an international wildlife smuggling racket and arrested a man carrying reptiles and the carcass of a baby Kangaroo concealed in trolley bags on Monday night.
The accused, a 32-year-old man from Chennai, was trying to pass through the exit gate of the international arrivals area when the officials of the Air intelligence confronted him. Upon checking his bag, they found a baby kangaroo suffocated to death. The officials also recovered a total of 234 reptiles, including pythons, chameleons, iguanas, turtles, and alligators concealed in the trolley bags.
