Marmoset Monkey seized from a passenger arrived from Bangkok at the Chennai airport on Monday 
Chennai

Customs seize 4 exotic monkeys at Chennai airport; probe on

The monkeys in live condition were handed over to the wildlife crime bureau officials here for further quarantine examination.

DT NEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: Chennai Airport Customs on Tuesday seized four Marmoset ( small exotic monkeys) from a Thailand-bound passenger. The monkeys in live condition were handed over to the wildlife crime bureau officials here for further quarantine examination. A press release from Customs said a case had been registered under Customs Act read under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and further investigations are on, the release added.

Visit news.dtnext.in to explore our interactive epaper!

Download the DT Next app for more exciting features!

Click here for iOS

Click here for Android

Conductor tender irregularities worth Rs 1,028 crore unearthed, cases soon: TN Minister

TANGEDCO debt stands at Rs 2.47 lakh crore, says white paper

Venezuela reeling after powerful twin earthquakes kill at least 32 people as promises of aid pour in

Kolkata warehouse collapse toll rises to 10, Army radar deployed as search enters second day

An oil tanker navigates Strait of Hormuz despite threats from Iran's Revolutionary Guard