Woman nabbed at KLIA with nine exotic animals in luggage


SEPANG: A woman has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle nine exotic animals worth an estimated RM127,000 out of the country through Kuala Lumpur International Airport's (KLIA) Terminal 1.

The 39-year-old local, who was travelling to India, was arrested at 9.30pm on Monday (July 28) after Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) officers conducted a routine baggage check and found nine wild animals in her checked luggage.

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