Kolkata Customs officials recovered 707 red-eared slider turtles from a passenger arriving from Bangkok at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The invasive species, classified among the world’s worst invasive species, was seized as authorities investigated suspected wildlife smuggling
The seized snake has been handed over to the forest department and the accused have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the STF said
