Customs and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau recover pangolin in Guwahati, three arrested
Guwahati, July 7 (IBNS): A live pangolin was recovered from Guwahati's Maligaon area on Friday evening by officials of the city's customs division and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.
According to the reports, the joint rescue operation was launched based on intelligence input.
Following the raid, three people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in smuggling the animal.
The detainees have been identified as Fajal Haque, Faizul Haque and Imran Hussain.
The arrested people had tried to sell the pangolin to someone for Rs 40 lakh, after acquiring it for Rs 1.5 lakh.
The incident was confirmed by Guwahati-based customs department officer Moni Sarania.
“They were handed over to forest department and further investigation is going on,” the customs official said.
According to National Geographic, the pangolin is the world's most trafficked animal.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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