Another smuggler from KL caught with wildlife in suitcase at India airport

Alang BendaharaPublished: Mar 25, 2025 1:41 PM | Updated: Mar 25, 2025 1:46 PM

An Indian national travelling from Malaysia to India was arrested at the Bengaluru International Airport in India on Monday for smuggling four baby siamang gibbons and two baby northern pig-tailed macaques in his cabin luggage.

Authorities arrested Vinayagamoorthy Kotteswaran, 24, a resident of MMDA Mathur in Chennai upon his arrival at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, The New Indian Express reported.

Culprit flew via Malaysia Airlines from KLIA, report says.

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