1300 Turtles in Transit to be Smuggled Out of Country Seized by UP Task Force
3 years, 10 months ago

1300 Turtles in Transit to be Smuggled Out of Country Seized by UP Task Force

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has seized 1,300 Indian flap shell turtles from a truck in Kanpur while they were allegedly being taken to West Bengal for smuggling out of the country. Singh said that the truck driver Rambrash Yadav and helper Vinod Kumar Savira have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the smuggling racket. The turtles, being smuggled to Bangaon in West Bengal, were found stuffed in sacks on Sunday and some even lay scattered on the floor of the truck. From West Bengal, the turtles are then smuggled out of the country to China, Thailand, Hong Kong and other Southeast Asian countries via Bangladesh and Myanmar, the STF official said.

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GRP busts duo smuggling 14 rare turtles
1 month, 3 weeks ago

GRP busts duo smuggling 14 rare turtles

Hindustan Times  

In a significant operation, the Government Railway Police rescued 14 rare turtles from two wildlife smugglers at Chheoki railway station on Monday. For representation only {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to Rajiv Ranjan Upadhyay, station house officer of the GRP, Chheoki outpost in-charge Rajiv Kumar Singh was on patrol with his team when he spotted two suspects at platform number …

Delhi Police rescue 100 live turtles; nab smuggler in east Delhi
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Police rescue 100 live turtles; nab smuggler in east Delhi

The Hindu  

Delhi Police rescued almost 100 live turtles and nabbed a smuggler who had been smuggling turtles and other extinct species, the police said on Wednesday. A case has been registered against the accused under the Wild Life Protection Act and 11 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act at the Geeta Colony police station. “We confiscated a total of 100 live …

Wildlife smuggler nabbed carrying 100 baby turtles on a bike in Delhi
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wildlife smuggler nabbed carrying 100 baby turtles on a bike in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police officers on Wednesday arrested a 38-year-old man trying to illegally sell 100 turtle hatchlings near northeast Delhi’s Geeta Colony as they busted what they said was a racket that had been involved in selling the rare reptiles for the past six months. The 100 turtles, which were all stuffed in a single bag being carried on a …

Chinese woman facing charge of trying to smuggle turtles across Vermont lake to Canada
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese woman facing charge of trying to smuggle turtles across Vermont lake to Canada

The Independent  

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Indian Turtles Illegally Ending Up As Pets in Foreign Countries
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Turtles Illegally Ending Up As Pets in Foreign Countries

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The 396 Indian tent and other turtles, seized from the Visakhapatnam railway station while being smuggled to Chennai, had been destined to become pets in foreign countries. The information has emerged from the interrogation of two smugglers who had on Wednesday night been caught transporting the turtles to Chennai, which has a major sea port. Among the intercepted turtles …

DRI Officials Seize 300 Indian Tent Turtles, 3 Persons Detained
9 months, 3 weeks ago

DRI Officials Seize 300 Indian Tent Turtles, 3 Persons Detained

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Saturday foiled a major wildlife trafficking attempt and rescued over 300 Indian Tent Turtles in Odisha from a car, reports said on Sunday. During questioning, the three accused confessed that they were carrying 351 Indian Tent Turtles from West Bengal that were to be delivered to Karnataka. The Indian tent …

Two smugglers nabbed with 204 turtles
10 months ago

Two smugglers nabbed with 204 turtles

Hindustan Times  

A joint team of GRP and RPF personnel arrested two persons, including a woman, on platform number 2 of Chheoki Junction station for smuggling turtles on Sunday. After investigation, these turtles were handed over to the Forest Department team to be released in the wild safely, police added. Police said that the team of GRP and RPF who were on …

72 rare snakes stuffed in bag on Bangkok flight seized at Bengaluru airport
1 year, 3 months ago

72 rare snakes stuffed in bag on Bangkok flight seized at Bengaluru airport

Hindustan Times  

Customs officials have seized 72 snakes and six dead Capuchin monkeys that were stuffed inside baggage that arrived on a Bangkok flight at Kempegowda International Airport here, an official statement said on Friday. Following the incident, the Customs officers of Bengaluru Airport have booked a case of wildlife smuggling at Terminal - 1, Kempegowda International Airport, it said. A The …

46 live Indian Black Turtles seized in Villupuram district, two held
1 year, 9 months ago

46 live Indian Black Turtles seized in Villupuram district, two held

The Hindu  

The Marakkanam police on Sunday seized 46 live Indian Black Turtles from two persons who were allegedly smuggling them on a two-wheeler, from neighbouring Puducherry. A team of the Marakkanam police nabbed them during a vehicle check at the Prohibition Enforcement Wing check post at Kilputhupattu near Marakkanam, on Sunday evening. The police team checked the bag and found 46 …

3 arrested at Bengaluru airport for trying to smuggle rare animals
1 year, 10 months ago

3 arrested at Bengaluru airport for trying to smuggle rare animals

India Today  

Three passengers arriving from Bangkok to Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport were apprehended by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials on January 22 after their luggage was screened. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the DRI checked their checked-in baggage, which resulted in the recovery of 18 non-indigenous animals, including 14 reptiles. The authorities said that in a follow-up action and with …

Bengal police seize around 270 kg of turtle calipee; three held
2 years ago

Bengal police seize around 270 kg of turtle calipee; three held

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal police seized around 270 kilograms of turtle calipee from Malda district in north Bengal and arrested three persons before the consignment could be smuggled into Bangladesh, officials said. Turtle calipee is sold at exorbitant rates in China and Southeast Asian countries Police said that the arrested accused are residents of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. It is sold at …

Uttarakhand forest dept rescues 20 more turtles, man booked
3 years, 3 months ago

Uttarakhand forest dept rescues 20 more turtles, man booked

Hindustan Times  

A day after recovering 33 turtles in Udham Singh Nagar district, the Uttarakhand forest department has arrested a man on the charges of wildlife smuggling in the district and recovered 20 turtles from his possession, an official said on Wednesday. Abhilasha Singh, divisional forest officer Terai Central forest division, said a forest team patrolling at Mahtosh road on Kashipur road …

330 captive turtles to be released in Gomti
3 years, 4 months ago

330 captive turtles to be released in Gomti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In what brings smiles to animal lovers and the general public alike, 330 turtles that were rescued from Hyderabad on July 31 will now be making their way back home in Uttar Pradesh. These 330 turtles which were smuggled from their home near the Gomti river in Lucknow include Assam roofed turtles also known as Sylhet roofed turtle, belonging …

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