New Delhi, India: The Delhi Police officers on Wednesday arrested a 38-year-old man trying to illegally sell 100 turtle hatchlings near northeast Delhi’s Geeta Colony as they busted what they said was a racket that had been involved in selling the rare reptiles for the past six months. The 100 tur
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 aro
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
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 distri
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 Granit
