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Man arrested at airport with 97 snakes

Cast member Samuel L. Jackson handles Kitty Jr., a Burmese python, at the premiere of "Snakes on a Plane" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California on August 17, 2006. The movie opens in the U.S. on August 18. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)
Cast member Samuel L. Jackson handles Kitty Jr., a Burmese python, at the premiere of "Snakes on a Plane" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California on August 17, 2006. The movie opens in the U.S. on August 18. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Malaysian authorities said a man arrested at an airport had 97 snakes and a turtle concealed in his luggage.

The country's Wildlife and National Parks Department said Anson Wong was arrested Thursday at Kuala Lumpur International Airport after his luggage broke on a conveyer belt, revealing 95 boa constrictors, two rhinoceros vipers and a mata-mata turtle, The (Malaysian) Star reported Tuesday.

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Wong, who spent nearly 6 years in a U.S. jail on wildlife trafficking charges, was traveling to Jakarta, Indonesia, authorities said.

Authorities said Wong would be remanded in custody pending further investigation.

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