Chennai: Sri Lankan Airline Officials today seized 40 live star tortoises, totallyweighing 12 kg, from a Colombo-bound passengerat the Anna International Airport here.
Airport sources said, at 0330 hrs when the passenger, Jawaharullah Ghani Mohammed, hailing from Mannady in North Chennai, came to board a Sri Lankan Airlines flight to Colombo en route to Malaysia, airline officialsfound some live objects while screening hisbaggage.
They opened it and found 40 live tortoises,small and big, concealed in socks and seizedthem.
The star tortoises, which were in high demand in South East Asian countries, especially Malaysiaas it had high medicinal value, totally weighed 12 kg.
06/08/15 Web India123
To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline
Airport sources said, at 0330 hrs when the passenger, Jawaharullah Ghani Mohammed, hailing from Mannady in North Chennai, came to board a Sri Lankan Airlines flight to Colombo en route to Malaysia, airline officialsfound some live objects while screening hisbaggage.
They opened it and found 40 live tortoises,small and big, concealed in socks and seizedthem.
The star tortoises, which were in high demand in South East Asian countries, especially Malaysiaas it had high medicinal value, totally weighed 12 kg.
06/08/15 Web India123
