A Canadian man has been arrested by Indian authorities at the New Delhi’s airport after a crocodile skull was found in his luggage.

A man was arrested by authorities at an airport in India after he was caught trying to bring a baby crocodile skull on his flight. Delhi Customs said in a statement on X that the 32-year-old man had been “intercepted” at a security check-in at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) before his flight from New Delhi to Canada on Monday,

A 32-year-old Canadian was detained at Delhi airport for attempting to transport a crocodile skull. The animal belonged to a protected species, as confirmed by customs officials and experts from the Department of Forests and Wildlife.