Customs agents seized 5,255 baby red-eared slider turtles they found in the suitcases of two Indian men, who claimed they were selling the reptiles as pets.
Customs officials in Malaysia seized more than 5,000 turtles from two travelers at the Kuala Lumpur Airport.
In Australia, they're considered a threat to the native turtle population, as they mature faster, grow larger and are more aggressive. One of the suspects flew in from Hyderabad on June 19, said Zulkarnain, the other arrived the following day from Bengaluru. The haul is believed to be worth 717,000 ringgit .
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