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Inter-state wildlife smuggling racket busted in Odisha
10 July 2021
A
joint team of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and Odisha and
Chhattisgarh forest departments busted an inter-state smuggling racket
with the arrest of six people on Saturday.
Based on reliable
intelligence input, a central forest team, M Rampur Forest Range
Officer Asit Das, and officials of Chhattisgarh Forest Department
conducted a joint raid in Kalahandi district on Friday. They stopped a
motorcycle at the Palam area and seized three tiger skins and tiger
teeth from the vehicle.
Notably, the forest officer posed as a customer and apprehended four smugglers while striking a deal for the sale of the skins.
Four
out of six accused were identified as Manoj Behera of M Rampur,
Narottam Bhoi of Narla, Rangacharan Bhoi of Bafla and Kartik Rana of
Amath.
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