Friday, July 03, 2015

64 Star tortoises seized, man detained at airport

As many as 64 star tortoises, a protected wildlife species, was seized from a man at the airport here today just before he was to board a flight to Malaysia, airport officials said.

Naina Mohammed Yasin was detained by Customs authorities before his departure to Kuala Lumpur by a Malaysian Airlines flight after it was found that he had 64 star tortoises hidden in his baggage.
002/07/15 PTI/Business Standard
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