Six Indian nationals were arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday (March 6) after a red panda and dozens of other exotic animals and birds were seized from their checked luggage in a major wildlife trafficking bust.
“We have found out that the animals include 29 black throat monitor lizards, 21 snakes, 15 birds, including parrots — a total of 87 animals. The animals were hidden inside the luggage,” Thailand’s Customs Department announced in a statement.
Among them were one tigerfish, two red-eyed squirrels, a frog, two bats, cotton-top tamarins, and dozens of chameleons.
