<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Canadian man has been arrested for carrying a baby crocodile skull at Indira Gandhi International Airport in India.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to Dehli Customs, the 32-year-old was intending to fly from New Dehli back home to Canada on Monday but ran into trouble during a security check.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Custom officers examined his baggage and discovered a skull with sharp teeth that resembled the jaw of a baby crocodile wrapped in cloth.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/wa-coogee-beach-dead-mackerel/a12ad5af-a204-4353-b144-e4da91781b64" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>WA beach closed after hundreds of dead fish wash up</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It weighed about 777 grams.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Department of Forests and Wildlife were called in to conduct a diagnostic test and confirmed the skull belonged to a protected species.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The texture, tooth pattern, well-developed bony palate, and nostrils confirmed the item as the skull of a baby crocodile," Dehli Customs said in a statement.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/canadian-man-arrested-for-carrying-crocodile-skull-at-delhi-airport/e6882c5b-e540-4fb8-8745-bc597aa7aac4" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The passenger was arrested and investigations are continuing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/royal-treasures-hidden-since-world-war-ii-recovered-from-cathedral/ed1d0e0d-dce9-4243-a89d-2241b5ab0f49" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Royal treasures hidden since World War II recovered from cathedral</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The skull was seized and handed over to the Department of Forests and Wildlife for further testing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This case highlights a serious violation of wildlife and customs laws," Dehli Customs said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Collaboration between Customs and Forest Departments is crucial to ensuring such protected wildlife items are not smuggled."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" title="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><strong><span>Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" title="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU" title="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>