Safe and sound: The two baby orang utan inside a suitcase on the Thai side of the Malaysia-Thailand border crossing at Padang Besar. — AFP
BANGKOK: Thai wildlife officers have arrested a Malaysian man attempting to smuggle two baby orang utan, 51 tortoises and six raccoons into the kingdom across its southern border.
The animals were packed into plastic boxes and suitcases loaded into the man’s car, officials said on Thursday.
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