Smuggler Caught With More Than 230 Animals in His Luggage

A critically endangered ploughshare tortoise was among those seized. 

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Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport is in the news once again after a man was caught trying to board a plane with more than 230 animals packed in his luggage. Divided between three suitcases, the alleged smuggler was carrying snakes, squirrels, spiders, lizards, frogs, a parrot, and more than 100 tortoises—including some endangered species.
In August of last year, a woman was stopped at the airport when security personnel found a live tiger cub in her carry-on bag.

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