<p>Sixteen live snakes were seized from a plane passenger coming from Thailand on Monday (June 30), said Indian customs officers in Mumbai. This marks the third such seizure in the month of June. The passenger has been arrested, and "further investigation into another wildlife smuggling attempt underway, "the customs agency said in a statement.</p><p>"Customs officers ... foiled yet another wildlife smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes ... seized from a passenger returning from Thailand," customs officers said. They added that it took place at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in India.</p><p>The live snakes, which include reptiles frequently sold in the pet trade, were largely non-venomous, or with low venom to affect people. They included garter snakes, a rhino rat snake, a coastal banded California king snake, and a Kenyan sand boa, among others.</p><p>Customs officials at Mumbai airport, typically on the lookout for gold, cash, or drugs, have recently reported a noticeable uptick in wildlife smuggling cases.</p><h3>Dozens of venomous vipers were seized in the early days of June</h3><p>Earlier in June, customs intercepted a traveller arriving from Thailand who was smuggling several venomous vipers. Just days later, another individual was caught with around 100 exotic animals, including sunbirds, lizards, and tree-dwelling possums, according to a report in CBS News.</p><p>Back in February, authorities caught a smuggler with five Siamang gibbons, endangered apes native to Southeast Asia, hidden cleverly inside a plastic crate tucked within a trolley bag.</p><p>The customs officers said that all those small creatures, enlisted in the IUCN list as 'endangered', were '"ingeniously concealed" in a plastic crate placed inside the passenger's trolley bag. In November, officials discovered a passenger carrying a live cargo of 12 turtles.&nbsp;</p><h3>TRAFFIC flags concern</h3><p>The wildlife monitoring organisation TRAFFIC, which works to combat the illegal trade of wild animals and plants, has flagged concerns over a "very troubling" rise in trafficking linked to the growing demand for exotic pets.</p><p>According to the group, over 7,000 animals, both living and dead, have been confiscated along the air route between Thailand and India in the past three and a half years. Their analysis disclosed that although the majority of animals originate from Thailand, over 80 per cent of the seizures occurred in India.</p>

A plane passenger has been arrested after and further investigation into another wildlife smuggling attempt is underway, 

Sixteen live snakes were seized from a plane passenger coming from Thailand on Monday (June 30), said Indian customs officers in Mumbai. This marks the third such seizure in the month of June. The passenger has been arrested, and "further investigation into another wildlife smuggling attempt underway, "the customs agency said in a statement. "Customs officers ... foiled yet another wildlife smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes ... seized from a passenger returning from Thailand," customs officers said. They added that it took place at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in India. The live snakes, which include reptiles frequently sold in the pet trade, were largely non-venomous, or with low venom to affect people. They included garter snakes, a rhino rat snake, a coastal banded California king snake, and a Kenyan sand boa, among others. Customs officials at Mumbai airport, typically on the lookout for gold, cash, or drugs, have recently reported a noticeable uptick in wildlife smuggling cases. Dozens of venomous vipers were seized in the early days of June Earlier in June, customs intercepted a traveller arriving from Thailand who was smuggling several venomous vipers. Just days later, another individual was caught with around 100 exotic animals, including sunbirds, lizards, and tree-dwelling possums, according to a report in CBS News. Back in February, authorities caught a smuggler with five Siamang gibbons, endangered apes native to Southeast Asia, hidden cleverly inside a plastic crate tucked within a trolley bag. The customs officers said that all those small creatures, enlisted in the IUCN list as 'endangered', were '"ingeniously concealed" in a plastic crate placed inside the passenger's trolley bag. In November, officials discovered a passenger carrying a live cargo of 12 turtles. TRAFFIC flags concern The wildlife monitoring organisation TRAFFIC, which works to combat the illegal trade of wild animals and plants, has flagged concerns over a "very troubling" rise in trafficking linked to the growing demand for exotic pets. According to the group, over 7,000 animals, both living and dead, have been confiscated along the air route between Thailand and India in the past three and a half years. Their analysis disclosed that although the majority of animals originate from Thailand, over 80 per cent of the seizures occurred in India.

<p>A plane passenger has been arrested after and further investigation into another wildlife smuggling attempt is underway.</p>

Snakes on a plane? Man travelling from Thailand to India busted with 16 live creepy-crawlies at Mumbai airport

<p>India's premier passenger<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/indigo-staff-manhandle-passenger-at-delhis-igi-airport-23691">&nbsp;airline&nbsp;IndiGo today offloaded </a>a passenger for "unruly behaviour" after he reportedly complained about mosquitoes&nbsp;on board.</p>

<p>IndiGo said the passenger Saurabh Rai used words such as "hijack"&nbsp;and was "aggressive while using threatening language."</p>

<p>"Keeping in mind applicable safety protocols crew apprised pilot-in-command, who decided to offload him," IndiGo said in a statement.</p>

<p>The flight 6E 541 was scheduled to take off from Lucknow on way to Bengaluru on Tuesday morning.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Indigo flight from Lucknow to Bengaluru was full of mosquitoes, when I raised objection, I was manhandled by the crew and offloaded from the aircraft, I was even threatened: Dr.Saurabh Rai,Passenger <a href="https://t.co/00XKxuIAUP">pic.twitter.com/00XKxuIAUP</a></p>
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<p>In November last year, a passenger was allegedly manhandled by the IndiGo staff at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The video of the man being handled had gone viral on social media.</p>

<p>The man was reportedly manhandled and dragged on the airport tarmac for over a minute.</p>

<p>Montu Kalra, an IndiGo employee who had shot the video was later fired by the airline.</p>

<p>In a report to the civil aviation ministry later, IndiGo director Aditya Ghosh had blamed the sacked "whistleblower" for manhandling the passenger after a verbal altercation.</p>

<p>Separately, a Jet Airways flight encountered a similar problem at the Lucknow airport on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Watch how passengers struggle to sit comfortably due to mosquitoes on board.&nbsp;</p>

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IndiGo said the passenger Saurabh Rai used words such as 'hijack'

India's premier passenger airline IndiGo today offloaded a passenger for "unruly behaviour" after he reportedly complained about mosquitoes on board. IndiGo said the passenger Saurabh Rai used words such as "hijack" and was "aggressive while using threatening language." "Keeping in mind applicable safety protocols crew apprised pilot-in-command, who decided to offload him," IndiGo said in a statement. The flight 6E 541 was scheduled to take off from Lucknow on way to Bengaluru on Tuesday morning. The Indigo flight from Lucknow to Bengaluru was full of mosquitoes, when I raised objection, I was manhandled by the crew and offloaded from the aircraft, I was even threatened: Dr.Saurabh Rai,Passenger pic.twitter.com/00XKxuIAUP — ANI (@ANI) April 10, 2018 × In November last year, a passenger was allegedly manhandled by the IndiGo staff at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The video of the man being handled had gone viral on social media. The man was reportedly manhandled and dragged on the airport tarmac for over a minute. Montu Kalra, an IndiGo employee who had shot the video was later fired by the airline. In a report to the civil aviation ministry later, IndiGo director Aditya Ghosh had blamed the sacked "whistleblower" for manhandling the passenger after a verbal altercation. Separately, a Jet Airways flight encountered a similar problem at the Lucknow airport on Tuesday. Watch how passengers struggle to sit comfortably due to mosquitoes on board. #WATCH A video shot by a passenger at Lucknow airport on a Jet Airways flight shows passengers swatting mosquitoes (8.4.18) pic.twitter.com/vVh3LbrMJk — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 10, 2018 ×

Passenger complains about mosquitoes, IndiGo offloads him for 'unruly behaviour'

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