Thai airport authorities Wednesday found 11 pythons and a baby monkey among an array of creatures hidden in the suitcase of a Kuwaiti woman trying to board a flight from Bangkok, France Presse reports, citing local wildlife officials.
A total of 24 live animals were found stashed in the woman’s suitcase after she tried to check it in as oversized luggage on a flight to Kuwait.
The woman fled the scene when asked to open her suitcase but police were able to identify her from her luggage tag and have issued an arrest warrant.
Wildlife officials believe the animals were going to be sold as pets.