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) ex
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 crea
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 t
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 Turt
Gurugram, India: The Gurugram Police arrested a 27-year-old man from Rajasthan on Sunday for allegedly smuggling red sanders from Karnataka to Delhi via Gurugram in a cargo van. A crime branch team intercepted the van based on a tip-off from the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway but the driver
