Kuwaiti Man Smuggles Crocodile Past Checkpoint, Insists It Was Just a Pet

Cairo: A Kuwaiti A man was apprehended for unlawful possession of an item. crocodile once law enforcement halted his vehicle at a roadblock.

Officials in the Farwaniya Governorate, located south of Kuwait City, handed over a man—said to be around 30 years old—to the General Department of Environment following an inspection in the Abdullah Al Mubarak region. The officers found a reptile within a box in his car during this standard check. Al Anba newspaper reported.

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A security source informed the newspaper that the motorist seemed quite jittery when going through the checkpoint, which led to a more thorough examination.

When asked, the man said he was raising the crocodile.

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Under Kuwaiti law, breeding wild animals is illegal due to a number of mauling incidents and deadly attacks that have occurred over the past few years.

The authorities have strict rules prohibiting the entry of any animals into Kuwait — which has approximately 4.9 million inhabitants — unless they receive permission from the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources. The ban includes predatory creatures, venomous reptiles, and primates.