Borderline Madness: Women try to board flight with 100 live animals in luggage
Two women were arrested in Bangkok this week after attempting to board a flight with 100 live animals in their luggage. The smugglers had packed live, endangered creatures including two armadillos, two porcupines, 50 chameleons, 35 turtles and 20 snakes, said the chief of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport’s Wildlife Inspection Office. “Animal trafficking is usually detected at the Thai-Myanmar borders and domestic airports to a certain extent,” Sathon Konggoen told Agence France Presse. He confirmed that the animal smugglers had been set to travel to Chennai, India. “This kind of case has happened many times because the animals have expensive price tags in India,” he added.One of … Continue reading Borderline Madness: Women try to board flight with 100 live animals in luggage