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Two Chinese women held for smuggling out Shahtoosh shawls at Delhi airport
19th October 2018
Two Chinese women have been arrested by the customs officials for
allegedly trying to smuggle out 'Shahtoosh' shawls at Delhi airport,
according to an official statement issued Friday.
A Shahtoosh
shawl is made from the hair of 'Tibetan Antelope' or 'Chiru'
(pantholops hodgsonii) -- a medium-sized bovid native to the Ladakh
region and the Tibetan plateau.
The women -- aged 41 years and
39 years respectively -- were intercepted Thursday when they were
proceeding to board a flight from Delhi to Shanghai, the statement said.
"Fifteen
Shahtoosh shawls were seized by the customs officers from their checked
in baggage, following which they were arrested," it said, adding that
"international trade in these products is strictly prohibited".
The market value of the seized shawls, the statement said, is estimated to be Rs 45 lakh.
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