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He said the same vehicles, for which Customs had already summoned him six months ago and verified all documents, were seized again on Tuesday.
The seized animals include a Hyacinth Macaw and various monkeys.
The department will investigate if there is any involvement of a larger drug-smuggling network in the incident.
The US is the primary exporter of bourbon whiskey to India accounting for about one-fourth of all such liquor imported into India.
The accused, Balwinder Singh Negi, 36, a resident of Chandigarh, was travelling from Bangkok to Cochin.
The court said that the dignity and rights of passengers should not be violated.
The seizure of smuggled gold from Kerala airports by the police kicked up a row following allegations raised by P V Anvar regarding misappropriation of smuggled gold by the police.
The accused, Kozhikode native Favas, arrived in Kochi from Bangkok on Air Asia Flight No FD 170.
The accused arrived on a Thai AirAsia flight (FD 170) from Bangkok on Wednesday.
The Customs discovered 4.2 kg vacuum sealed ganja inside the check-in baggage of Thiruvananthapuram native Vaishak Mohanan.
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