A Sri Lankan man was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport this week after three ball pythons were discovered on his person, the Bangkok Post reported.
The Wildlife Crime Intelligence Centre said officials received intelligence on Tuesday that the man had arrived in Bangkok on a Thai Airways flight.
Background checks showed he had a record of trafficking various wildlife species. He had previously been arrested on wildlife smuggling charges in Colombo in 2024, the centre said.
The centre monitored the movements of the suspected wildlife smuggler and on Wednesday he returned to the airport to check in for his return flight.
The centre monitored the movements of the suspected wildlife smuggler and on Wednesday he returned to the airport to check in for his return flight.
Officials asked him to undergo inspection using X-ray equipment. No illegal items were found. They then undertook a body search that found the three ball pythons hidden in his underwear.
The suspect was taken into custody and authorities are expanding the investigation, the newspaper reported. It was not reported how large the snakes were.
The suspect was taken into custody and authorities are expanding the investigation, the newspaper reported. It was not reported how large the snakes were.
The ball python, also called the royal python, is named because of its tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened.
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