Archive · 13 Aug 2025
Exotic Reptiles Seized at Bengaluru Airport from Passenger
A person arriving at the Bengaluru airport from Bangkok was caught with a bunch of exotic reptiles.
Customs officers found the animals hidden in their luggage.
They took the reptiles because they were smuggled into the country illegally.
Now, the person is being investigated, and the animals have been given to the Forest Department to deal with.
Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport seized exotic reptiles.
The reptiles were discovered in a passenger's baggage from Bangkok.
The seizure occurred during luggage screening on Tuesday.
The smuggled reptiles were confiscated.
The passenger is under investigation and the reptiles given to the Forest Department.
- Who
- Customs officials and a passenger arriving from Bangkok.
- What
- Customs officials seized exotic reptiles, including snakes, smuggled into the country illegally.
- When
- The seizure occurred on Tuesday.
- Where
- Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.
- Why
- The passenger was smuggling protected reptiles into the country.
- Location
- Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
- Date of Seizure
- Tuesday
- Origin of Passenger
- Bangkok
- Items Seized
- Exotic reptiles, including snakes
- Authority Involved
- Customs officials and the Forest Department
- Current Status
- Passenger under investigation, reptiles handed to the Forest Department