{"id":32007,"date":"2023-05-01T12:48:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T07:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=32007"},"modified":"2023-08-04T13:08:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T07:38:28","slug":"passenger-found-carrying-22-snakes-and-a-chameleon-at-chennai-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/passenger-found-carrying-22-snakes-and-a-chameleon-at-chennai-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger found carrying 22 snakes and a chameleon at Chennai Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The snakes were being transported by the lady passenger at the Chennai International Airport, who took them on flight AK13 from Kuala Lumpur in her checked luggage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 22 snakes of various types and one chameleon were found in a female passenger&#8217;s suitcase at the Chennai International Airport. Furthermore, The traveler came from Malaysia on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A video from the airport shows employees removing the snake with a long rod as some snakes slithered out of the floor-mounted containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon arriving from Kuala Lumpur, the customs authorities detained the woman. &#8220;On April 28, Customs detained a female passenger arriving from Kuala Lumpur on flight AK13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On closer inspection of her checked luggage, <strong>22 snakes of various species <\/strong>and a chameleon were discovered and seized by the Customs Act of 1962. Further, the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 was also charged by Chennai Customs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9j4570qo_chennai-airport-new-terminal_625x300_06_April_23-1-1024x630.webp\" alt=\"Snakes at Chennai Airport\" class=\"wp-image-31132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9j4570qo_chennai-airport-new-terminal_625x300_06_April_23-1-1024x630.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9j4570qo_chennai-airport-new-terminal_625x300_06_April_23-1-600x369.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9j4570qo_chennai-airport-new-terminal_625x300_06_April_23-1-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9j4570qo_chennai-airport-new-terminal_625x300_06_April_23-1-768x472.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9j4570qo_chennai-airport-new-terminal_625x300_06_April_23-1-750x461.webp 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9j4570qo_chennai-airport-new-terminal_625x300_06_April_23-1-1140x701.webp 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9j4570qo_chennai-airport-new-terminal_625x300_06_April_23-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-snakes-found-in-passenger-bag-at-chennai-airport\">Snakes found in Passenger bag at Chennai Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | Tamil Nadu: On 28th April, a female passenger who arrived from Kuala Lumpur by Flight No. AK13 was intercepted by Chennai Airport Customs. On examination of her checked-in baggage, 22 snakes of various species and a chameleon were found &amp; seized under the Customs Act,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mRGKivczbA\">pic.twitter.com\/mRGKivczbA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI Digital (@ani_digital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ani_digital\/status\/1652309280618577921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chennai Customs reported on Twitter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-customs-department-siezed-it\">Customs Department Siezed it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to officials, in a previous incident in January, the Customs Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chennaiairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chennai International Airport<\/a> was able to retrieve 45 ball pythons, three marmosets, three-star tortoises, and eight corn snakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two abandoned bags discovered near the baggage claim belt of a passenger arriving from Bangkok were investigated on January 11. Subsequently leading to the recovery of the animal species. Subsequently, On January 12, according to customs officers, they were sent back to Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On 28.04.23, a female pax who arrived from Kuala Lumpur by Flight No. AK13 was intercepted by Customs.<br>On examination of her checked-in baggage, 22 Snakes of various species and a Chameleon were found &amp; seized under the Customs Act, 1962 r\/w Wildlife Protection act, 1972 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uP5zSYyrLS\">pic.twitter.com\/uP5zSYyrLS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chennai Customs (@ChennaiCustoms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChennaiCustoms\/status\/1652278355386077187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Customs Department of Chennai Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The state&#8217;s Forest Department in Tamil Nadu has upped its scrutiny of travelers bringing alien species into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources who spoke to IANS, these species had higher black market prices and were trafficked into other regions of South India. 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