Customs officials at Chennai International Airport seized approximately 5,400 red-eared slider turtles on Thursday, valued at around Rs 75 lakh. These turtles, often sought for their ornamental ...

CHENNAI: Customs officials at Chennai International Airport seized approximately 5, 400 red-eared slider turtles on Thursday, valued at around Rs 75 lakh. These turtles, often sought for their ...

CHENNAI: Chennai Customs seized 5,193 red-eared slider turtles at the city airport on Thursday from the baggage of two passengers who arrived from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Indigo Airlines flight ...

On information, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau officials reached the airport and identified the species as red-eared slider turtles. All 5,200 turtles were found alive and active. After feeding ...

The red-eared slider turtles were sent back to Malaysia the same day they were seized by Indian customs officers. (Envato Elements pic) An attempt to smuggle more than 5,000 red-eared slider ...

NEW DELHI, Dec 6 — An attempt to smuggle more than 5,000 red-eared slider turtles from Malaysia was foiled by Indian Customs officials at Chennai Airport. Two passengers, who arrived with the exotic ...

NEW DELHI (Bernama): An attempt to smuggle more than 5,000 red-eared slider turtles from Malaysia was foiled by Indian Customs officials at Chennai Airport. Two passengers, who arrived with the ...

Hello and welcome to the details of Chennai customs foil attempt to smuggle over 5,000 red-eared turtles from Malaysia, two arrested and now with the details Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - The authorities ...

The red-eared slider turtles were released into the wild through a practice known as “mercy release” - a concept rooted in a Buddhist belief that freeing animals brings good fortune.