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M'sian caught in Chennai smuggling gibbons, iguanas in suitcase

A Malaysian woman was caught red-handed trying to smuggle wildlife from Kuala Lumpur to Chennai, India, when officers found four gibbons (siamang) and 52 iguanas in her suitcase.

The Chennai Customs Department said in a statement that the woman was intercepted by Air Intelligence Officers at the Anna International Airport in Chennai on Oct 13.

The woman and the alleged recipient of the wildlife were arrested and are currently...

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