Japanese man caught with live otters, owls and hawks in bags at airport Japanese man caught with live otters, owls and hawks in bags at airport
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017
A 57-year-old Japanese man, who was arrested at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport on Monday night for allegedly attempting to smuggle wildlife animals back to his home country, claimed he had bought the animals at the Chatuchak Weekend Market on Sunday for 50,000 yen (Bt15,000) to raise as pets in Japan.