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Mumbai, India: The Customs has seized seven exotic birds and three monkeys, smuggled alive from Thailand, at the Mumbai airport and detained two passengers. Of the seven birds, three were found dead while unboxing the consignment while the survivors would be sent back to the east Asian country, said a forest…
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Chennai, India: Customs officials arrested a Bengaluru resident at the Chennai International Airport on Friday night for allegedly trafficking around 400 baby iguanas from Bangkok. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) sources said the 35-year-old suspect disembarked from a Thai Airways flight around 11.50 pm with…
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Mumbai, India: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 8 metric tons (MTs) of Red Sanders. Based on specific intelligence, the officers of DRI, Mumbai Zonal Unit mounted surveillance on a syndicate attempting to smuggle Red Sanders wood out of India by declaring the same as Granite marble slabs.…
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Kapada, India: Andhra Pradesh Police arrested four smugglers and seized 158 red sandalwood logs They also seized a mini lorry, a tractor, and a two-wheeler. Acting on credible information, police conducted surprise checks on the Prodduturu-Yerraguntla road near Potladurthi village in Kadapa district. They intercepted…
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Tangerang, Indonesia: The Office of Customs and Excise at Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) Airport, Tangerang, Banten, arrested a Bollywood film producer over attempted smuggling of two protected animals originally planned to be brought to India. Officers discovered smuggling of rare animal (species for) exports in the form…
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Hyderabad. India: A wildlife poaching racket with a team of three youth trapping and killing wild animals and promoting their ‘wares’ through Instagram reels, was cracked on Wednesday with the arrest of a youth who on his Instagram account would post short videos of their ‘captures’ and create a buzz and receive…
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Naxalbari, India: In a significant breakthrough against wildlife trafficking, authorities apprehended a smuggler attempting to illegally transport a rhinoceros horn into Nepal. The arrested individual hails from Manipur. Acting on a tip-off, a joint operation was launched by the 41st battalion of the Sashastra Seema…
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Patna, India: The Patna unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has made a significant breakthrough in their crackdown on wildlife smugglers by recovering 164 turtles and arresting a woman at Patna Junction. The seized turtles include 65 Indian Tent Turtles and 99 Indian Roofed Turtles. The Indian Tent…
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The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) successfully organized the Regional Zero Poaching Workshop and its 11th Executive Committee Meeting in Paro, Bhutan, in June 2024. These two events have helped in strengthening regional cooperation against wildlife crime and bolstering the enforcement capacity of…
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