Canadian Man arrested for carrying crocodile skull wrapped in cream-coloured cloth at Delhi airport – India TV
Image Source : @AIRPORTGENCUS/X Arrested at IGI Airport for carrying a crocodile skull New Delhi: A Canadian man has been arrested for allegedly carrying a crocodile skull in his bag at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here, the customs department said on Thursday. The passenger was intercepted during a security check at Terminal 3 of the airport as he was preparing to board his flight to Montreal on Monday, the department reported. “Upon examination, a skull with sharp teeth, resembling the jaw of a baby crocodile, weighing approximately 777 grams, was found wrapped in a cream-coloured cloth,” the customs department said in a post on X. The Department of Forests and Wildlife under the Delhi government conducted a diagnostic test and confirmed that the texture, tooth pattern, well-developed bony palate and nostrils identified the item as the skull of a baby crocodile. Skull belongs to a species protected under Schedule I The skull belongs to a species protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (WLPA), the department said. Further scientific analysis by …
