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Marmoset Monkeys seized at Chennai airport

Four wildlife species -- Marmoset Monkey Young --allegedly smuggled into India from Thailand was recovered at the airport here, the Customs department said on Tuesday.

Chennai | Four wildlife species -- Marmoset Monkey Young --allegedly smuggled into India from Thailand was recovered at the airport here, the Customs department said on Tuesday.

Acting on specific inputs, the authorities intercepted a passenger on his arrival from Bangkok and made the recovery, a press release from the Customs department said.

The Marmoset Monkey Young were kept in the baggage of the passenger. The wildlife species were certified by a wildlife inspector, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and an investigation was on, the release said

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