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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai Crime News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Anacondas, iguanas and other exotic animals seized at Mumbai airport

IN PHOTOS: Anacondas, iguanas and other exotic animals seized at Mumbai airport

Updated On: 23 October, 2025 09:38 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Mumbai Customs officers intercepted a woman at Mumbai airport for allegedly trafficking 154 exotic animals, including baby anacondas, iguanas, raccoons, in her luggage. Pics/Special Arrangement by Ranjeet Jadhav

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Mumbai Customs officers intercepted a woman at Mumbai airport for allegedly trafficking 154 exotic animals, including baby anacondas, iguanas, raccoons, in her luggage. Pics/Special Arrangement by Ranjeet Jadhav

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Mumbai Customs officers intercepted a woman at Mumbai airport for allegedly trafficking 154 exotic animals, including baby anacondas, iguanas, raccoons, in her luggage. Pics/Special Arrangement by Ranjeet Jadhav
<p>The animals included baby Anacondas, lizards, tortoises, turtles, iguanas, and raccoons, all stuffed inside plastic containers</p>

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The animals included baby Anacondas, lizards, tortoises, turtles, iguanas, and raccoons, all stuffed inside plastic containers

<p>Wildlife rescue experts from Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) were called in to safely handle, provide medical support, and stabilise the animals</p>

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Wildlife rescue experts from Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) were called in to safely handle, provide medical support, and stabilise the animals

<p>These animals are protected under international and national laws, including CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, officials said</p>

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These animals are protected under international and national laws, including CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, officials said

<p>The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has said that the animals will be deported back to their countries of origin according to legal provisions, officials said</p>

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The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has said that the animals will be deported back to their countries of origin according to legal provisions, officials said

<p>The woman has been booked under the Customs Act, 1962, and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and further investigations were underway, they said</p>

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The woman has been booked under the Customs Act, 1962, and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and further investigations were underway, they said

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