Three men were arrested after a monkey was found in one of the man's pants at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India.
The suspects, Hamad Al Dhaheri, Mohammed Al Shamsi and Rashid Al Shamsi from the United Arab Emirates are accused of smuggling in slender lorises, which are small primates and frequently trafficked to be sold and used as pets.
The men were caught at an airport in Delhi, India. They were traveling from Bangkok to Dubai and had a stop over in Delhi. The monkey was found after a routine pat down where a suspicious bulge was revealed on one of the men.
The guards at the airport turned in the man and his fellow travelers to customs officials but no charges have been filed as of yet.
The slender loris is a monkey that is native to India and Sri Lanka. The loris is a species that is threatened by poachers and often caught to be sold and traded as pets.
The loris is a nocturnal animal and they are able to live in wed and dry forests as well as highland and lowland forests. The mainstay of their diet are insects.
The loris grows no more than 10 inches and the species is listed as endangered under the Wildlife Protection Act of India.
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