Indian authorities say they’ve arrested a Canadian man at Delhi airport for carrying a crocodile cranium in his baggage.
The 32-year-old man was on the airport on Monday to catch his flight to Canada when he was first stopped throughout safety examine.
“Upon examination, a cranium with sharp enamel, resembling the jaw of a child crocodile, weighing roughly 777g (1.71lb), was found wrapped in a cream-colored fabric,” Delhi customs stated in a press release on Thursday.
The person was arrested and the cranium was handed over to the Division of Forests and Wildlife, they stated.
Officers stated the possession of crocodile cranium violated India’s wildlife safety legislation and its Customs Act.
An evaluation of the cranium by the Division of Forests and Wildlife discovered that it belonged to a species protected underneath India’s Wildlife Safety Act.
“The feel, tooth sample, well-developed bony palate, and nostrils confirmed the merchandise because the cranium of a child crocodile,” they stated.
A forest official advised the Times of India newspaper that the person had allegedly purchased the cranium from Thailand.
“The person didn’t possess the obligatory permission required to hold wildlife objects,” forest officer Rajesh Tandon stated.
The person additionally told officers he had not hunted or killed the crocodile, the Hindustan Instances studies.
Additional assessments are being carried out to establish the precise sub-species of the animal.
In the meantime, Delhi customs says a case has been registered towards the person and an investigation is underneath approach.
Final yr, a 32-year-old Canadian lady was stopped at Delhi airport after she was discovered to have horns of an unidentified animal in her baggage. The lady advised officers she had picked them up throughout a trek within the northern Ladakh area and determined to take them again as a memento.
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, 2025-01-09 11:23:00
