As he thought he was going to catch his plane, he was arrested and the authorities discovered a baby crocodile skull in his luggage.

Le crâne était emballé dans du tissu. Twitter Douane indienne

A 32-year-old Canadian wanted to take a plane with an unusual and rather bulky piece of luggage: a crocodile skull weighing over 700 grams.

This Thursday, January 9, Indian customs arrested a man at the airport in the capital New Delhi with a surprising piece of luggage: a crocodile skull. The man is a 32-year-old Canadian who was supposed to take a plane back to his native country.

A discovery of more than 700 grams

The man was arrested by Indian customs who discovered the object wrapped in cloth. “During the examination of the baggage, a skull with sharp teeth, resembling the jaw of a baby crocodile, weighing approximately 777 g, was discovered wrapped in a cream-coloured cloth”, explains the authorities in the press release. According to information from the BBC, the tourist did not hunt the animal himself but bought the skull in Thailand. ~

For the Indian Forest and Wildlife Department, the skull is that of a baby crocodile belonging to a protected species and being in possession of the object constitutes a “serious violation of wildlife and customs laws”. The item was seized and handed over to the Indian Forest and Wildlife Department. An investigation has been initiated.