Animal smuggling in Bangkok - in pictures

Authorities at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport found this baby tiger cub stuffed among toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying to Iran Photograph: Anonymous/Associated Press Photograph: Anonymous/Action images Thai customs also found 451 turtles worth 1 million baht stashed in suitcases offloaded from Bangladesh, another key transit point for animal traffickers Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters This three-month old white-cheeked gibbon was seized from one UAE citizen, who 'had a virtual zoo in his suitcase', anti-trafficking activists say Photograph: Damir Sargolj/Reuters The white-cheeked gibbon is native to nearby Vietnam and Laos. Rare animal trafficking is big business across south-east Asia Photograph: Damir Sargolj/Reuters However, this black-tufted marmoset, hidden in the same traveller's luggage, is usually found in the Brazilian rainforest, thousands of miles away Photograph: Damir Sargolj/Reuters Four (not-so) big cats were part of the same seizure, including this two-month-old leopard cub. Such species are sold as expensive pets Photograph: Damir Sargolj/Reuters And this leopard, also two-months old. Thailand's environmental crime unit claim animal trafficking is the country's second most lucrative illegal trade after drugs Photograph: Damir Sargolj/Reuters The UAE man arrested was rumoured to be working for a Dubai prince. He has since fled the country, an option not available to this three-month old Malayan sun bear Photograph: Damir Sargolj/Reuters