Customs officers at CSMI Airport, Mumbai Customs Zone-III foiled yet another wild life smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes-Garter, Rhino Rat, Albino Rat, Kenyan Sand Boa, CA King etc. seized from passenger returning from Thailand. Passenger arrested. Further investigation underway.

This week we are celebrating 50 years of CITES! 🗨️Read CITES SG reflections: bit.ly/3Iqmzg1 🎉See the timeline of the past 50 years including #ICCWC milestones: bit.ly/3Tp6kSV #TogetherAgainstWildlifeCrime #CITES50

Mumbai Customs Zone-III, at CSMIA foils another wildlife smuggling attempt. Officers recovered Meerkat, Great Billed Parrot / Moluccan Parrot, Sumantran Striped Rabbit, Indochinese Box Turtle from 2 passengers returning from Thailand. Both pax were arrested.

German customs at Cologne Bonn Airport uncovered 1,500 tarantulas stuffed in plastic containers inside chocolate sponge cake boxes from Vietnam Many didn’t survive, highlighting the cruelty of wildlife trafficking 😢 #IllegalWildlifeTrade theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

On 16.07.2025,Customs at Trichy Intl. Airport intercepted 2 Kuala Lumpur bound PAX on flight OD224 & recovered 403 live Indian Star Tortoises from their trolley bags.The tortoises & the PAX were handed over to the Trichy Forest Office for action under the Wildlife(Protection)Act.

🌍 An Interagency Cooperation on #IWT Workshop is ongoing in Palasamudram, India 🇮🇳 (21-25 July 2025), under the #WCO #INAMA India and South Asia Project. Funded by US Dept of State INL and supported by CBIC, NACIN, NACIN Palasamudram, it aims to strengthen cooperation among stakeholders in the

🌍 An Interagency Cooperation on #IWT Workshop is ongoing in Nagarkot, Nepal 🇳🇵 (4-8 August 2025), under the #WCO #INAMA India and South Asia Project. Funded by US Dept of State INL and supported by DOC Nepal, it aims to unite stakeholders in the fight against IWT, contributing to the

On 08.08.2025, Customs Officers at CSMI Airport, Mumbai Customs Zone-III foiled a wildlife smuggling attempt. The officers recovered Albino Red eared Slider turtles, Marmosets and Kinkajou from 01 passenger returning from Bangkok. The passenger has been arrested.

Officers at Airport, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, recovered wildlife, i.e. Meerkat, Skink, Turtle, Iguana, Tarantula, Monitor Lizard, Crickets and seized Hydroponic Weed weighing 5.212 Kg, valued at approx ₹5.2 crores across 03 cases. 03 passengers were arrested.

Sri Lanka Customs thwarted an attempt by an incoming passenger to smuggle 6 exotic reptiles – a speckled kingsnake, a yellow anaconda, a ball python and 3 Honduran milk snakes – yesterday. The passenger, a Sri Lankan woman in her early 40s, was travelling from Bangkok via Chennai

The officers at Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, recovered wildlife including Meerkat, Hyrax, Sugar Glider etc., and made a seizure of Foreign Currency equivalent to 15.96 Lakh and suspected NDPS (Hydroponic Weed) weighing 49.167 Kgs having an illicit market

My respect for Sri Lanka went up immensely. It is not a developed western country. In fact 100 Indian Rupees gets 330 SL Rupees. You have an advantage. But the civic sense, customer service, cleanliness, driving sense... Outstanding! Even remote roads are well maintained.

This week, #ICCWC partners have been bringing their collective expertise to the 9th WIRE Forum in Bangkok, supporting investigators and prosecutors from 30+ countries to share experiences, build trust, and enhance collective efforts to tackle transnational wildlife crime.

On 23.10.2025, the officers at Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, intercepted a passenger arriving from Bangkok and recovered wildlife species including Corn Snake, Hognose Snake,Yellow Anaconda, Yellow Footed Tortoise, Red Footed Tortoise, Albino Snapping Turtle,

#WATCH | Based on specific Intelligence, a foreign passenger arriving from Bangkok was detained by officials from the Mumbai Customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) today. A subsequent search of their checked baggage—a trolley bag—led to the discovery

Seizure of 5061 Nos. of Red Eared Slider Turtles at Trichy International Airport on 06.12.2025. #cbic #Trichy_Customs

Seizure of 32 Nos. of Albino Red Eared Slider Turtles, 03 Nos. of Albino Racoons, 13 Nos. of Green Iguana at Trichy International Airport on 08.12.2025 #cbic #Trichy_Customs

Seizure of 3101 Nos. of Red Eared Slider Turtles at Madurai International Airport on 13.12.2025 #cbic #Trichy_Customs

Wildlife crime leaves traces and science helps uncover them. 🧬 From DNA analysis to trace evidence, wildlife forensics helps identify species, track poachers and bring criminals to justice. Find out more about #ICCWC work in this area ➡️ iccwc-wildlifecrime.org

This week #ICCWC joined a CITES workshop for 19 countries in Latin America focused on reducing demand for illegally obtained CITES-listed species in Bogotá, Colombia 🇨🇴 ICCWC shared ongoing demand reduction efforts under its GUARD Wildlife project, which is generously funded by