A MALAYSIAN man has admitted wildlife smuggling after his bag filled with 95 live boa constrictors burst open on an airport luggage conveyor belt.
Keng Liang Wong, 52, who was previously convicted of wildlife trafficking in the US, was arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport after the snakes were found.
It emerged yesterday that he pleaded guilty to exporting the endangered snakes without a permit - and now faces up to seven years in jail.
Wong was travelling to Indonesia when he was caught.
A decade ago Wong was sentenced to six years in the US for running an animalsmuggling ring that prosecutors said imported more than 300 protected Asian and African reptiles between 1996 and 1998.
Wong will appear in court on Monday.
Source:dailyrecord.co.uk
