4 arrested for trying to sell red sand boa snake

India: Four men were arrested by Forest department officials for trying to illegally sell a sand boa snake on Wednesday. The arrest was made through a decoy operation which was set in motion after the Vigilance wing of the Prl. Chief Conservator of Forest (HoFF) received a complaint about the snak
Red sanders seized on Chittoor-Nel lore border

India: Personnel of the Red Sanders Anti Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) nabbed two persons and seized 30 red sanders logs from their possession on Tuesday. Based on a tip-off, the personnel conducted vehicular check on the Puthalapattu-Naidupeta highway on Monday night and the duo was caught in the e
Four held for trying to sell whale ambergris

Bengaluru: The north-east division police have nabbed four interstate miscreants involved in ambergris smuggling. Around 11 kg ambergris was seized from them. The arrested are identified as Mustafa, Nadeem, Yuvaraj and R Karunanidhi, all from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and are into different unskille
5.69 tonnes of Red Sanders seized

India: DRI sleuths seized 5.69 tonnes of Red Sanders on Monday night near the toll gate at Pudurpandiyapuram at Sipcot area in Thoothukudi. The seized quantities of Red Sanders were found concealed under cotton bales in a container. (Source: The DT Next)
Ivory seized; 5 wildlife smugglers held

India: Baleswar forest officials conducted a raid at and seized three elephant tusks and arrested five persons in this connection on Saturday. The arrested accused were identified  as Banamali Sethi  of village  Mahulagadia  under Oupada block, Sudarshan Mahara and  Ajay Muduli of Khaira block