Mumbai Customs Nabs Man Smuggling Exotic Birds from Jakarta

Mumbai Customs officials have apprehended an individual attempting to smuggle seven live birds from Jakarta into India without requisite permissions. The individual was intercepted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and found carrying a North Island Saddleback, two Magnificent Riflebirds, and four Lesser Birds of Paradise in his baggage.

Mumbai Customs officials have apprehended an Indian national for allegedly smuggling seven live birds from Jakarta without the necessary permissions, an official disclosed on Wednesday.

Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, intercepted the man on Tuesday as he landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The inspection revealed a North Island Saddleback, two Magnificent Riflebirds, and four Lesser Birds of Paradise concealed in his luggage.

Following interrogation, the passenger was arrested and subsequently placed in judicial custody by a court, according to the official.

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