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Ahmedabad Crime Branch busts major exotic animal, bird trafficking ring in
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Ahmedabad City Crime Branch conducted a successful raid at a residential dwelling in the Navrangpura area on Sunday, unearthing a large-scale, illegal, and highly hazardous breeding and sales racket of rare exotic animals and birds.
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Trichy Customs arrest passenger for smuggling 48 exotic wildlife species
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a major wildlife smuggling bust, Trichy Customs arrested a passenger with 48 rare exotic animals hidden in check-in baggage.
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Chennai customs foils turtle smuggling attempt, seizes over 4,900 turtles
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Customs Department and the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) thwarted an attempt to smuggle two different species of turtles and arrested multiple individuals involved, Chennai Customs officials said on Tuesday.
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Last date for declaring exotic animals under Schedule IV of Wild Life Prot
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The last date for declaring the exotic animals listed under the Schedule IV of the Wild Life Protection (Act), 1972 has been announced as August 28, 2024 on Monday.
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Mizoram police rescue 24 exotic animals; accused arrested
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Mizoram police have rescued around 24 exotic animals, including snakes, turtles, and monkeys, from a vehicle at the Kanhmun police check post, near the Mizoram-Tripura border, officials said on Thursday.
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Major wildlife smuggling attempt foiled: DRI seizes 306 live exotic animal
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
“Among the confiscated animals were rare species of Turtles, including the Yellow Spotted Turtle, Albino Red Eared Slider Turtle, Asian/Chinese Leaf Turtle, and Red Bellied Short Head Turtle. In addition, Tortoises like the Greek Tortoise, Red-footed tortoise, and Asian Spurred Tortoise were
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DRI seizes 306 live exotic animals at Mumbai airport
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A total of 100 turtles ,62 tortoises ,110 snails ,30 juvenile crabs and 4 sting ray fishes which were concealed with the declared ornamental fishes, were recovered, DRI said in its a statement.
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Hyderabad police rescues several exotic animals in Jubilee Hills, pub owne
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad Police have rescued several exotic animals and arrested seven people including the owner of a pub who exhibited these animals.
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Mizoram police rescue 17 exotic birds, animals
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mizoram police on Tuesday rescued 17 exotic birds and animals in an operation against the smuggling of wildlife species.
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Four exotic animals found in air passenger's luggage at Chennai airport
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The exotic animals were seized under the Customs Act, 1962 read with Wildlife Protection Act 1972, they said.
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Assam forest officials recover 13 exotic animals in Cachar district
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Cachar (Assam) [India], October 19 (ANI): As many as 13 exotic animals were recovered in Assam's Cachar district along the Assam-Mizoram border, officials said on Wednesday.
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665 rare and exotic animals seized in an import consignment in Mumbai
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): In what was claimed to be one of the biggest seizures of rare and exotic wildlife species, 665 animals were recovered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit on Thursday, in an import consignment from Air Cargo Comple
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