Archive · 10 Aug 2025
Passenger Arrested at Mumbai Airport for Smuggling Exotic Animals
A person was caught at the Mumbai airport with a bunch of rare animals they tried to bring in from Thailand.
The animals included small monkeys, honey bears, and special turtles.
Officials found the animals hidden in the person's bags.
Because it's against the law to bring these animals into the country, the animals are being sent back to Thailand.
Customs are working to stop this type of smuggling.
A passenger was arrested at Mumbai Airport for smuggling exotic animals.
The passenger arrived from Bangkok on an IndiGo flight.
Customs officials found kinkajous, marmosets, and albino red-eared slider turtles.
The animals were concealed in the passenger's luggage to avoid detection.
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau ordered the animals to be returned to Bangkok.
- Who
- Sharukkhan Mohammed Hussain, an Indian national.
- What
- A passenger was arrested for smuggling exotic animals.
- When
- Friday evening, August 8, 2025.
- Where
- Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
- Why
- The passenger was charged under the Customs Act, 1962, in conjunction with the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Passenger's Intent
Authorities' Perspective
Knowledge of Regulations
Passenger's Intent
The passenger might claim ignorance of the regulations.
Authorities' Perspective
Authorities believe the smuggling was deliberate.
- Location
- Mumbai Airport
- Origin
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Airline
- IndiGo Airlines
- Animals Found
- Kinkajous, Marmosets, Albino Red-Eared Slider Turtles
- Charges
- Customs Act, 1962; Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
- Action
- Animals to be returned to Bangkok
