Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport foil attempt to smuggle Agile Gibbons The suspects, identified as Mohammad Ansar and Syed Pasha, both residents of Bengaluru, were caught with the endangered primates concealed inside a trolley bag.
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The Gibbons smuggled from Kuala Lumpur.
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Bengaluru: Customs officials at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) intercepted an attempt to smuggle four Agile Gibbons from Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, as per a release from Bengaluru Customs.
The suspects, identified as Mohammad Ansar and Syed Pasha, both residents of Bengaluru, were caught with the endangered primates concealed inside a trolley bag.
Agile Gibbons, native to Southeast Asia, are listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, which affords them strict protection against illegal trade.
Customs officials have seized the Gibbons and are investigating further.