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Passenger Arrested with Endangered Gibbons at Mumbai Airport
10/31/2025
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Story summary
- A passenger was arrested by Indian customs at Mumbai's airport after two endangered silvery gibbons were found in baggage.
- One gibbon was dead while the other was being cared for by an officer.
- Passenger traveled from Malaysia via Thailand and allegedly received animals from a wildlife trafficking syndicate.
- The incident reflects a trend, with over 7,000 animals seized along the Thailand-India air route in three and a half years.
