Mumbai customs find gibbons in passenger bag

Indian customs officers at Mumbai airport arrested a passenger after finding two endangered Silvery Gibbons in a checked bag; one was dead, the other alive and hooting in an officer’s arms. The traveler, who flew from Malaysia via Thailand, was given the animals by a wildlife trafficking syndicate for delivery in India, customs said. Nearly 8 kilograms of hydroponic weed were also seized. TRAFFIC warned of rising trafficking tied to the exotic pet trade, citing more than 7,000 animals seized on the Thailand to India route in 3.5 years. The bust follows several recent smuggling cases at the same airport.

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