BY - srushti sharma
Customs officials seized 72 snakes and six dead Capuchin monkeys
The Custom officers of Bengaluru Airport have booked a case of wildlife smuggling at Terminal - 1, Kempegowda International Airport
The baggage which arrived by Flight no FD 137 Air Asia on Wednesday was containing a total of 78 animals
comprising 55 ball pythons (in different colour morphs) and 17 king cobras
The snakes were in active condition. However, six Capuchin monkeys were found dead
All the said 78 animals are Scheduled animals under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
it said. “The animals were seized under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962
The live animals have been deported to the country of origin and the dead animals have been disposed of with proper sanitary measures