Uzbek national held with dozen parrots at IGI airport

An Uzbek national, who was going to board a flight to Tashkent, was arrested at Delhi Airport by CISF personnel for trying to smuggle out a dozen parrots.

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.

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 7 am, a senior official said.

According to reports, a total of 12 parrots were recovered from Rakhmatjonov's bag, and he was handed over to Customs authorities as he was not able to give a satisfactory reply regarding the birds.