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India Seizes Endangered Primates Found in Checked Bag
One live and one dead silvery gibbon were seized from smuggler’s baggage as part of India’s efforts against a trafficking syndicate, with over 7,000 animals caught in 3.5 years.
- On Thursday, Indian customs officers arrested a plane passenger at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after acting on 'specific intelligence', seizing two Silvery Gibbon.
- Wildlife trade monitor TRAFFIC warned of a 'very troubling' trafficking trend driven by the exotic pet trade, with traffickers frequently using commercial flights along the Thailand–India route.
- Recent interceptions show a pattern: passengers arriving from Thailand carried venomous vipers and more than 100 other creatures, while Mumbai customs stopped a smuggler with five Siamang Gibbons in February.
- The seizure follows several recent smuggling busts at the same airport, and all four passengers detained earlier this month in Mumbai airport seizures highlight stepped-up enforcement by Indian authorities and international customs cooperation.
- The silvery gibbon is native to the rainforests of Java, Indonesia, and faces threats from forest loss, hunting, and the pet trade, the International Union for Conservation of Nature says; more than 7,000 animals have been seized along the Thailand–India air route.
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Indian customs officers arrested a passenger at Mumbai airport on Thursday for smuggling two gibbons in his luggage. When the monkeys were discovered, one was already dead.
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A person was arrested at Mumbai airport trying to enter the country with two gibbons. One of the two small apes was found dead in a bag; the other was still alive.
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