On March 5th, 2024, the Suvarnabhumi Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Customs Office, and relevant agencies received a report from airport security officers after detecting 87 wild animals stashed inside eight baggage items of six Indian tourists heading to Mumbai, India.

According to Suvarnabhumi security officers, more than 87 wild animals were seized after six Indian suspects went through security processing at the Suvarnabhumi Airport.

 

The wild animals included cotton-top tamarins, reptiles, macaws, lizards, red pandas, and other protected wildlife.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-03-07

 

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6 minutes ago, webfact said:

The wild animals included cotton-top tamarins, reptiles, macaws, lizards, red pandas, and other protected wildlife.

Was the guy starting a zoo?

Did they really think they could get away with this? Their ignorance of airport security is staggering!

See the rented kid they have brought with them to give an appearance of a regular tourists

If it was up to me, i would have stuffed them all in suitcases and send them back to India...

20 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Did they really think they could get away with this? Their ignorance of airport security is staggering!

This is not the first time Indians caught at Suvarnabhum Airport smuggling animals, it is as normal as drug smuggling. They have to make these random arrest to prove their system is functioning. Below is 2022 report on 2 Indian women caught smuggling turtles and snakes

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/indian-women-with-109-live-animals-in-their-luggage-arrested-at-bangkok-airport-3110433#google_vignette

Well thank the government for pushing to get so many of these Indian and Chinese “tourists” here. It’s not surprising that this has happened, not the first time, and I’m sure it’ll happen again. Hope they lock them up and send them back home the way they were trying to smuggle those animals out. 

1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Did they really think they could get away with this? Their ignorance of airport security is staggering!

Yeah, It amazes me the stupidity of some foreigners and their methods to smuggle things in and out of Thailand using the airports. When it would be so much safer smuggling them across a land border. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

On March 5th, 2024, the Suvarnabhumi Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Customs Office, and relevant agencies received a report from airport security officers after detecting 87 wild animals stashed inside eight baggage items of six Indian tourists heading to Mumbai, India.

Souvenir hunters.

5 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Was the guy starting a zoo?

More likely a restruant.

Now find the THAIS that are selling them. 

curry munchers aye...  chuck them in the can

On 3/7/2024 at 4:55 AM, HappyExpat57 said:

Did they really think they could get away with this? Their ignorance of airport security is staggering!

They more than likely paid someone off. 
 

Who didn’t help them in the end. 

All this way for exotic food.

Bet one of them was really a scouser 🤔

Lets hope they get long prison sentences and banned for life from travelling to any country outside of India again.

 

The cotton-top tamarin is on the critically endangered species list and red pandas are on a threatenend species list. To put them in a suitcase is just beyond cruel.