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2 monkeys in check-in baggage: Passenger nabbed at Bengaluru airport for smuggling endangered species

The passenger had arrived from Bangkok with 2 endangered red-shanked doucs
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Bengaluru, Updated At : 12:18 PM Dec 12, 2025 IST
The red-shanked douc is a species of Old World monkey, among the most colourful of all primates. It is an arboreal and diurnal monkey that eats and sleeps in the trees of the forest. Representational photo: Istock

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A passenger who arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport here from Bangkok has been arrested for allegedly smuggling two Red-Shanked Doucs — an endangered monkey species — and the animals were also seized, the Customs officials said on Friday.

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The arrest was made on December 10, they added, but they have not revealed the identity of the arrested person.

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A passenger who arrived from Bangkok with 2 endangered Red-Shanked Doucs "concealed in his checked-in baggage" was intercepted, Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.

The animals were rescued, and the passenger was arrested, it stated.

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#BangkokTravel#KempegowdaAirport#MonkeySmuggling#RedShankedDoucsAnimalRescueBengaluruAirportCustomsSeizureEndangeredSpeciesWildlifeProtectionWildlifeSmuggling

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