Bear Necessities: Contraband Bear, Leopards, Found in Luggage

This isn’t your typical cargo. Authorities arrested a man in Thailand’s international airport for having quite the menagerie in his luggage—baby panthers, monkeys, leopards, and an Asiatic black bear. According to the Associated Press, undercover anti-trafficking officers, who called the smuggling operation “very sophisticated”, were monitoring the 36-year-old United Arab Emirates citizen. “The guy had a virtual zoo in his suitcases,” a member of the anti-trafficking group FREELAND Foundation said.

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