India: In a joint drive, City Police and CID personnel busted a rhino horn syndicate and seized a horn late last night. Five persons were arrested in this connection from the Satgaon area.
The arrested persons are Md Babul Ali (Satgaon), Badrul Haq (Sonapur), Muzammil Ali (Chamota), Zehirul Ali (Son
India: In a prized catch, an international smuggler based in China, K.A. Dawood Jagir alias Jakir, 52, involved in 57 cases, and his cousin and aide Firoz Dastagir were arrested and 190 red sanders logs weighing five tonnes were seized by Kadapa district police at Akepadu Crossroads on Rajampet-Raya
India: The Piler rural police in the early hours of Wednesday nabbed two smuggling operatives from Tamil Nadu at a forest location close to Kotakadapalle village of Yerravaripalem mandal, 70 km from here, and seized about one tonne of red sanders logs worth over Rs 1.5 crore in the international mar
India: Forest Department staff displaying the seized sea cucumbers in Ramanathapuram on Wednesday. Photo: L. Balachandar
A day after seizing 200 kg of endangered sea cucumbers, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, Marine Police of Coastal Security Group (CSG) seized 20 kg
Nepal: The Metropolitan Police Crime Division arrested four persons with nine red panda skins from Kapan, Kathmandu last week. It was the single biggest seizure of body parts of endangered wild animal.
According to statistics of the Metropolitan Police Office, the law enforcement agency has confisca
