Airport Customs officers have today(15) taken into
custody five bags contains around 32 species similar to chameleons
illegally sent to the country in the pretext of a Used Computer through
an International Postal courier service from Australia .
These
species were brought to Singapore from Australia and from Singapore
they were transported to the Katunayake Airport in Sri Lanka it has been
revealed.
The parcel was sent to a person in Kalutara and
however as the recipient's address is incorrect and no one come to
collect the Parcel ,Then the Airport Customs Officers have opened the
parcel and recovered the species there.
Although it's not
clear whether these species are a threat to sri lanka and crops or they
can breed the species and whether the species are poisonous ,sending the
parcel here is violation of Wildlife and Trees Act according to the
Customs.
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