Immigration officers mistake bamboo shoots in traveller's luggage for elephant tusks
Published date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:24:18 +0700Immigration officers mistook bamboo shoots in a traveller's luggage for elephant tusks.
Leenar Soukhaphone was stopped at customs when officers thought she was smuggling ivory through Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 12.
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Don Mueang, Bangkok, Thailand |
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12/06/2026 |
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ViralPress/linarskp4 |
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VRP180355 |
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Duration: 00:14 |
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Rating: Social safe |
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