Chennai Customs seize 3 canine teeth of genus Panthera smuggled from Dubai ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 05:06 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 21 (ANI): Three specimens of canine teeth belonging to the genus Panthera , along with ash-like powder, were recovered from an Emirates flight from Dubai on Sunday.
According to the Chennai Air Customs, the contraband was concealed in the hollow pipe of a seat of the aircraft. Based on the intelligence that gold, wildlife, and animal parts were likely to be smuggled, Emirates flight EK-544, which arrived from Dubai on Sunday morning, was rummaged following which two scrunched up tissue papers were found concealed inside the hollow pipe of one of the seats, the Chennai Air Customs press release stated.
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Chennai Air Custom Officials Seize 3 Canine Teeth Smuggled From Dubai, Probe Underway
3 specimens of canine teeth belonging to the genus Panthera , along with some ash-like powder, were recovered from an Emirates flight from Dubai. (Credit: ANI/Twitter)
The teeth were sent for examination by an officer of the Wild Life Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and they were affirmed to be the same as canine teeth belonging to the genus Panthera .
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The Chennai Air Customs on Sunday seized three canine teeth belonging to genus Panthera (spotted big cats) that were being smuggled to India from UAE on an Emirates flight. The custom officials said they had received a tip off that the flight EK-544 from Dubai was supposed to be used for smuggling gold, animal parts. Acting on the trip-off, officials managed to bust the perpetrators.
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Chennai s air custom officials found the teeth hidden in an aircraft seat.
Officials conducted a search of the plane based on intelligence regarding smuggling of gold, wildlife and animal parts.
The teeth are to be sent to the Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation for identification of species.
Chennai: Air Customs officials seized three canines (frontal teeth) that measure over 3inches or 8cm, that were hidden in an aircraft seat. Based on Morphological examination, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) officials say the teeth belong to an animal in the Panthera genus. Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae that comprises spotted cats. This genus comprises the big cats such as lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard.
Updated: Dec 20, 2020, 09:55 PM IST
Chennai Air Customs officials seized three canines (frontal teeth) that measure over 3 inches or 8cm, that were hidden in an aircraft seat. Based on morphological examination Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) officials say, the teeth belong to an animal in the Panthera genus. Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae that comprises spotted cats.
This genus comprises big cats such as lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard.
The animal tooth was found when officials rummaged Emirates flight EK-544 that arrived from Dubai on Sunday morning. The rummaging was carried on based on intelligence regarding the smuggling of gold, wildlife, and animal parts.