<p><strong>The cat's out of the bag—at least for a woman caught smuggling a live, two-month-old, drugged <a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bengal-tiger.html">tiger</a> cub in a suitcase full of toys (pictured) at <a id="fhkp" title="Bangkok" href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/bangkok-thailand/">Bangkok</a>'s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Sunday. </strong></p><p>The 31-year-old Thai national, whose identity has not been revealed by Thai authorities, was scheduled to board a <a id="bkwr" title="Mahan Air" href="http://www.mahan.aero/intro.asp">Mahan Air</a> flight to Iran. But when she was seen struggling with a large bag at check-in, airport officials decided to x-ray her luggage.</p><p>The x-rays revealed the tranquilized tiger cub among stuffed-tiger toys, according to a statement released Thursday by <a id="ckve" title="TRAFFIC" href="http://www.traffic.org/">TRAFFIC</a>, a wildlife trade monitoring network. (Related <a id="uybp" title="video: &quot;Tiger Trade Slashes Big Cats&amp;squot; Numbers.&quot;" href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/100126-tigers-greater-mekong-video/">video: "Tiger Trade Slashes Big Cats' Numbers."</a>)</p><p>Officials are investigating whether the cub was wild caught or captive-bred, as well as where the woman intended to bring the tiger.<br><br> All Asian tigers are listed as endangered or worse by the <a id="m43c" title="International Union for Conservation of Nature" href="http://www.iucn.org/">International Union for Conservation of Nature</a> (IUCN), mostly due to the illegal trade in tiger parts.&nbsp;(Read about how to save tigers with <a id="o:8y" title="National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative." href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/big-cats/">National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative.</a>)</p>