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This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-TigerBear-01.mp4: Russian customs officers seize illegal animal parts of an Amur tiger and a bear being smuggled into China at Russian Far East, Russia on Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2025. (Clipzilla/NX)

Lorry Driver Caught Trying To Smuggle Bear Paws And Jaws From A Tiger

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:December 18, 2025

This is the moment stunned customs officers discover severed bear paws and jaws from a tiger being smuggled inside a lorry. The seizure happened at the Poltavka border checkpoint in…

This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-StuffedCroc-01.mp4: Footage shows costume officers sizing a stuffed Siamese crocodile in the duffel bag of a Russian citizen arriving from Cam Ranh, Vietnam, at Novokuznetsk Airport, Russia, undated. The Russian Customs publish the video on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (newsX)

Customs Catch Woman With Stuffed Critically Endangered Crocodile In Her Bag

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 11, 2025

A woman was caught trying to smuggle a stuffed Siamese crocodile inside a duffel bag through an airport claiming it was just a "souvenir". The incident took place at Novokuznetsk…

Photo shows turtles found inside the baggage of a passenger at the airport in Hong Kong on April 1, 2024. The seized 63 turtles have a market value of HKD 819,000 (GBP 83,336). (Hong Kong Customs/AsiaWire)

Surprise Find For Customs Officials As Passenger Tries To Smuggle 63 Reptiles

Post author:Aloysius Fernandes
Post published:April 22, 2024

Looking like giant Easter eggs wrapped up in tape, customs officials have seized 63 live turtles from a passenger arriving on a flight from Malaysia. The turtles, which have not…

Customs seize a total of 439 beetles that passengers illegally brought into the country through the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport in China, undated. The beetles seized this time include a total of 11 species. (Customs/AsiaWire)

Moment Woman Is Caught Trying To Smuggle 439 ‘Alien’ Beetles Into China Airport

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:April 3, 2024

A female traveller was caught trying to smuggle more than 400 beetles hidden among food packages in her suitcase. The woman, whose identity was not revealed, was arriving at the…

Picture shows the turtles, undated. A man was detained for smuggling turtles at airport, in Zhuhai, China. (Customs/AsiaWire)

Man Detained After Trying To Smuggle More Than 33 Protected Turtles In Several Days

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:February 14, 2024

Customs catch a smuggler carrying a total of 21 endangered turtles in his suitcase before he attempted to sneak another 12 in the next two days. Surveillance camera footage recorded…

Picture shows one of the birds, in November, 2023. Five were born from eggs found hidden in a passenger's bra at the airport, in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. (Parque das Aves/Newsflash)

Live Toucan Eggs Found In Woman’s Bra Doing Well After Hatching At Zoo

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:December 8, 2023

These images show some young toucans doing well six weeks after hatching after they were found in a woman's bra as she attempted to smuggle them through an airport in…

Photo shows some of the219 turtles a man busted smuggling strapped to him in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, undated. The 219 live turtles in the bag are all endangered species. (General Administration of Customs/AsiaWire)

Man Caught Trying To Smuggle Over 200 Tiny Turtles Including Endangered Species

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:September 10, 2023

Man gets caught trying to smuggle over 200 tiny live turtles - half of which belong to an endangered species - into southern China. The man, identified only as Zheng…

Image shows the albino alligator that was found inside a suitcase at Munich Airport, in Germany on Sept. 25, 2022. It was now moved to the TerraZoo in the town of Rheinberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (TerraZoo/Newsflash)

Live Albino Alligator Found By Customs In Passenger’s Luggage Finds Home In Germany

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:February 7, 2023

A rare albino American alligator that was seized by customs after a passenger from the USA tried to smuggle it in his suitcase on a flight to Singapore has found…

Image shows some of the honey combs that were seized by customs in Stuttgart, Germany, undated photo. Officers seized more than 400 kilogrammes (882 lbs) of honey in October, 2022. (Hauptzollamt Stuttgart/Newsflash)

Man Seized Trafficking 900lbs Of Illegal Honey

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:December 2, 2022

A man trying to smuggle nearly 900lbs of honey into Germany was seized by police at Stuttgart Airport. The 57-year-old suspect had reportedly brought the sweet stuff from Turkey and…

Picture shows the live albino alligator wrapped in cling film found inside a suitcase at Munich Airport, in Germany, on Sept. 25, 2022. The alligator was wrapped in cling film, in the bag of a 42-year-old businessman departing for Singapore. (Hauptzollamt Munchen/Newsflash)

Airport Inspectors Find Live Alligator In Passenger’s Suitcase

Post author:William McGee
Post published:October 17, 2022

This astonishing X-ray shows how an American traveller tried to smuggle a live albino alligator out of Germany on a flight to Singapore. The metre-long reptile was discovered by stunned…