Two persons caught at Kochi airport while smuggling 14 exotic birds from Thailand
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Two persons caught at Kochi airport while smuggling 14 exotic birds from Thailand

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Customs department has arrested two persons who attempted to smuggle 14 exotic birds from Thailand at Cochin International Airport on Sunday night. The price of these birds varied from Rs 25,000 to Rs two lakhs in pet markets," a Customs official said. In the present case, both passengers did not produce any valid documents to import these exotic birds, a forest official said. Illegally smuggling such birds and pets is an offence which can go up to three years of imprisonment," a Customs official said.

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