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Trafficker smuggling live leopards nabbed at Bangkok airport


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Police arrested a suspected wildlife trafficker early Friday who attempted to smuggle live endangered animals, among them leopards and panthers, out of the country in his suitcases, an wildlife protection group said.

 

Noor Mahmoodr, 36, a citizen of the United Arab Emirates, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport as he prepared to fly first class to Dubai.

 

Police found in his luggage two leopard cubs, two panther cubs, one Asiatic black bear cub and two macaque monkeys, all of which were still alive and put in the care of Thai veterinarians.

 

"The trafficker was stunned," said Steven Galster, director of the FREELAND Foundation. "It was a perfect undercover operation by the Thai Police Task Force."

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{Must have been very young/small animals...}[/color]

 

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It's happened before. It was in the news so not many months ago about another SOB being caught with some kind of big cat cubs in his luggage - tigers maybe. He was going to Dubai - of course - where they would have brought a handsome price from some rich prat who wanted them to show off to his neighbours.

 

 

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