Man Arrested At Airport For Smuggling Drugged Orangutan In Luggage:

A Russian tourist has been arrested in Bali after attempting to smuggle a drugged orangutan home in his luggage. Quarantine officials at Ngurah Rai International Airport detainedAndrei Zhestkovon Friday after he passed through a security screening before a planned flight back to Russia. According to authorities, the two-year-old primate was found sleeping in a rattan basket. Mr. Zhestkov prepared for the trip by packing baby formula and blankets for the orangutan.Officials also think the orangutan was fed allergy pills which caused him to sleep. The man claimed that he was gifted the orangutan by his friend, who bought the primate for $3,000 on the streets of Bali. He also said that he was informed by his friend had him he could bring home the orangutan as a pet. Officers also found two geckos and five lizards in the man's suitcase. Mr. Zhestjov is now facing up to five years in prison and $7,000 in fines for smuggling.