Friday, October 09, 2015

119 star tortoises seized at Chennai airport

Chennai: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel recovered 119 live star tortoises from a 23-year-old passenger at Chennai airport on Thursday. Thameem Kaja Kareem, a trader from Mannadi in the city, was stopped while trying to board a Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur at 11.45 a.m. CISF officials said they detected the tortoises while screening his baggage. The tortoises were concealed in his clothes.
09/10/15 The Hindu
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