A total of 12 parrots were recovered from Rakhmatjonov's bag

NEW DELHI: An Uzbek national was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport on Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle out a dozen parrots , a senior official said.

Anvarjon Rakhmatjonov, who was going to board a flight to Tashkent , was intercepted after security personnel detected some suspicious items in his bag during x-ray scanning at the Indira Gandhi International Airport .

The incident took place at around 7am, he said.

A total of 12 parrots were recovered from Rakhmatjonov's bag, the official said, adding that he was handed over to Customs authorities as he was not able give a satisfactory reply regarding the birds.

