NEW DELHI: An Uzbek national was apprehended by
CISF personnel at the Delhi
airport on Tuesday for allegedly trying to
smuggle out a dozen
parrots, a senior official said.
Anvarjon Rakhmatjonov, who was going to board a flight to
Tashkent, was intercepted after security personnel detected some suspicious items in his bag during x-ray scanning at the
Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The incident took place at around 7am, he said.
A total of 12 parrots were recovered from Rakhmatjonov's bag, the official said, adding that he was handed over to Customs authorities as he was not able give a satisfactory reply regarding the birds.