The Sind wildlife department foiled a bid to smuggle 148 black scorpions to Bangkok at Karachi Airport on Tuesday.
Sindh Wildlife Department Game Officer Rasheed Ahmed said that the department during operation at Karachi Airport recovered 148 black scorpions from a box. Rasheed Ahmed said that the recovered scorpions were worth hundreds of thousand rupees in international market.
The box was booked for Bangkok from Mirpur Khas by accused identified as Abdul Rehman. A case has been registered against the culprit and further investigation was in progress.