<p>The 31-year-old Thai woman, who has not been named, was arrested on Sunday night after the tiger was spotted by X-ray staff in overweight luggage destined for the cargo hold.<br /><br />An official from the Wild Fauna and Flora Protection Division said the cub was drugged and placed in the bag with the toys -- apparently to make it appear as if it was a stuffed animal.<br />"He was very calm, half asleep and half awake when we rescued him," he said.<br /><br />The cub was found at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport and has since been sent to a rescue centre.<br /><br />It is not yet known whether the animal was wild or had been bred in captivity.<br />The woman, who admitted carrying the tiger, according to officials, faces four years in prison, a 40,000-baht (USD 1,280) fine or both for possessing and smuggling an endangered animal.<br /><br />Manop Lauprasert, of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network applauded the successful operation.<br /><br />"We are all very happy to have saved this tiger cub from entering the illegal trade," he said.</p>
<p>The 31-year-old Thai woman, who has not been named, was arrested on Sunday night after the tiger was spotted by X-ray staff in overweight luggage destined for the cargo hold.<br /><br />An official from the Wild Fauna and Flora Protection Division said the cub was drugged and placed in the bag with the toys -- apparently to make it appear as if it was a stuffed animal.<br />"He was very calm, half asleep and half awake when we rescued him," he said.<br /><br />The cub was found at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport and has since been sent to a rescue centre.<br /><br />It is not yet known whether the animal was wild or had been bred in captivity.<br />The woman, who admitted carrying the tiger, according to officials, faces four years in prison, a 40,000-baht (USD 1,280) fine or both for possessing and smuggling an endangered animal.<br /><br />Manop Lauprasert, of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network applauded the successful operation.<br /><br />"We are all very happy to have saved this tiger cub from entering the illegal trade," he said.</p>