LAHORE: Customs Preventive Lahore seized 120 live turtles from a passenger at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, official sources told Customs Today on Tuesday.
The sources said that on suspicion, the Customs authorities’ deputed at airport intercepted a passenger and in the result found 120 live turtles weighing 47 kilograms from passenger Afzaal Munir son of Muhamud Munir of Lahore. He was going to Bangkok by Thai flight TG346.
The sources said that the turtles were seen in the scanning machine and the customs authorities finding an illegal transportation of the turtles seized them.
They added that the turtles have been handed over to the Wildlife Department after completing all formalities.
The Wildlife Department has registered a case and initiated investigation in this regard.
