Snakes, baby monkey seized at Bangkok airport | Inquirer News

Snakes, baby monkey seized at Bangkok airport

/ 10:36 PM July 11, 2012

The Suvarnabhumi airport PHOTO FROM EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

BANGKOK—Thai airport authorities Wednesday found 11 pythons and a baby monkey among an array of creatures hidden in the suitcase of a Kuwaiti woman trying to board a flight from Bangkok, wildlife officials said.

A total of 24 live animals were found stashed in the woman’s suitcase after she tried to check it in as oversized luggage on a flight to Kuwait, said Narongrit Sookprakarn, an official of the Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation based at Suvarnabhumi airport.

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He said the woman fled the scene when asked to open her suitcase but police were able to identify her from her luggage tag and have issued an arrest warrant.

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The baby monkey had been put in a box with holes for it to breathe through, while officials also discovered 12 tarsiers – a small tree-dwelling primate.

“We believe that the animals were going to be sold as pets,” Narongrit said.

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Thailand, a hub of international smuggling, makes regular grisly wildlife discoveries as traffickers feed a voracious demand for unusual pets and traditional medicines made from animal parts.

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