# South African police arrest two Thai men over alleged parrot egg smuggling

https://mins.news/en/item/33292

- The Guardian, 2026-08-26 15:09 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/south-african-police-arrest-two-thai-men-smuggling-parrot-eggs

> South African police arrested two Thai nationals in separate incidents at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport for allegedly trying to smuggle endangered parrot eggs out of the country. Officials seized 50 eggs from one man and 418 from another in homemade incubators. Some rescued eggs have hatched and the chicks are receiving care.

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