Snakes and tortoise found hidden in parcels falsely declared as shoes and garments

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Snakes and tortoise found hidden in parcels falsely declared as shoes and garments

 

Customs officials at Suvarnabhumi international airport seized two Burmese star tortoise (Geochelong platynota) and nine green snakes (Chrysopelea ornate) from shoe boxes to be sent to Australia on Friday.

 

The parcels were declared to contain shoes and garments. But when they went through a X-ray machine, officials became suspicious as they felt movements inside the parcels.

 

Customs officials were then alerted and when the parcels were opened, they found the snakes and the tortoise.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/snakes-tortoise-found-hidden-parcels-falsely-declared-shoes-garments/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-03-25

[TopOfTheMorning]

The snakes probably were shoes but in their raw unprocessed state.

[sanukjim]

2 hours ago, TopOfTheMorning said:

The snakes probably were shoes but in their raw unprocessed state.

And the tortoises were hair combs in the before state.

[BsBs]

Caught 1 parcel ? 1000 have been through !