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Turtles deported

CHENNAI: Customs officials at the Chennai airport on Thursday night found 1,000 red-eared baby turtles in baggage that arrived on a Malaysian airlines flight. As there were no claimants for the baggage, the authorities deported it to Malaysia.

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