An image provided by customs officials at Chennai International Airport shows a leopard cub seized from the checked baggage of a passenger travelling from Bangkok. (AFP Photo)NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have arrested a passenger who smuggled a month-old leopard cub in hand luggage on a flight from Bangkok to Chennai. The cub, weighing just over one kilogramme, was found in a plastic grocery basket hidden inside a bag after the passenger arrived in India on the Thai Airways International flight. A mobile video issued by the airport authorities shows officials giving the cub milk from a baby’s bottle. He said they were investigating whether the man was carrying the cat as part of an international smuggling ring.

Source: Bangkok Post February 02, 2019 12:56 UTC