Four bags in their possession were confiscated and searched, and customs sleuths found several boxes containing turtle hatchlings in large numbers ... the species as red-eared slider turtles.

NEW DELHI (Bernama): An attempt to smuggle more than 5,000 red-eared slider turtles from Malaysia was foiled by Indian Customs officials at Chennai Airport. Two passengers, who arrived with the ...

CHENNAI: Customs officials at Chennai airport have seized 4,998 smuggled red-eared slider turtles from Malaysia, leading to the arrest of two passengers. According to DT NEXT, the incident ...