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An effort to allegedly smuggle 11 endangered birds into the state was foiled astatine the Kochi planetary airdrome successful Kerala connected Thursday (December 4, 2025), Customs officials said.
According to Customs, the birds were seized from the baggage of a household consisting of a husband, wife, and their seven-year-old son, hailing from Malappuram.
The family, who arrived from Thailand aboriginal successful the morning, was intercepted based connected suspicion, officials said.
A cheque by the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) led to the betterment of 11 unrecorded birds.
The Customs said the seized birds autumn nether Appendix I and II of the Convention connected International Trade successful Endangered Species (CITES).
The passengers claimed they had bought the birds arsenic pets and were unaware of import regulations, officials said.
A elaborate probe has been launched to find whether the household is progressive successful the amerciable commercialized of exotic species.
It has been decided to nonstop the seized birds backmost to Thailand.
The passengers were handed implicit to wood officials for further action, the Customs added.
