Archive · 29 Jun 2025
Man Apprehended at Mumbai Airport Smuggling Exotic Snakes
A man tried to sneak 16 exotic snakes into India in chocolate boxes at the airport.
Customs officers caught him and found the snakes hidden in cloth pouches.
The man planned to sell them to make money.
Bringing these types of snakes into the country without permission is against the law.
A man was apprehended at Mumbai Airport.
Customs officials found 16 exotic snakes in his baggage.
The snakes were concealed in cloth pouches within chocolate boxes.
The man intended to sell the snakes in the grey market for profit.
Importing these snake species is illegal without proper documentation.
- Who
- Goodman Linford Leo
- What
- A man was caught smuggling 16 exotic snakes.
- When
- June 27
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai
- Why
- He planned to sell the snakes for financial gain.
- Incident Type
- Smuggling
- Location
- Mumbai Airport
- Accused
- Goodman Linford Leo
- Number of Snakes
- 16
- Snake Varieties
- Albino Honduran milk snakes, garter snakes, Kenyan sand boas, California king snake, rhinoceros rat snakes, albino rat snake
- Concealment
- Chocolate boxes and cloth pouches
- Date
- June 27
- Authority
- Mumbai Airport Customs
