New Delhi, India: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) arrested a Vietnamese national with prohibited red sandalwood weighing about 11.970 kg at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. According to an official statement, at 9 PM based on behaviour detection, CISF surveillance and
Mumbai, India: The Customs has seized seven exotic birds and three monkeys, smuggled alive from Thailand, at the Mumbai airport and detained two passengers, officials said on Saturday. Of the seven birds, three were found dead while unboxing the consignment while the survivors would be sent back t
Amritsar, India: The Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) forest department has seized body parts of rare and valuable forest animals that were to be used in occult practices during the polling and ahead of the counting of votes in various places including Punjab following the arrest of four persons includ
Krishnagiri, India: The age-old banned practice of hunting wild animals for meat and other body parts continues to be popular in Sikkarimedu, a tribal settlement in Krishnagiri that has a majority population of Narikuravars. On Saturday, TNIE visited the tribal village along with Antony Rubin Cleme
Mizoram, India: Mizoram Police have successfully intercepted a smuggling operation, rescuing 24 exotic species, including 18 snakes, at Kanhmun village on the Mizoram-Tripura border, according to a police statement issued on Thursday. The operation led to the arrest of two Tripura residents involv
