DRI seizes two red sand boas in Warangal apprehends suspect
Hyderabad, May 18 (PTI) DRI officials on Monday said they had apprehended a person in Telangana’s Warangal district for allegedly
Hyderabad, May 18 (PTI) DRI officials on Monday said they had apprehended a person in Telangana’s Warangal district for allegedly
Hyderabad, May 18 (PTI) DRI officials on Monday said they had apprehended a person in Telangana’s Warangal district for allegedly
Hyderabad, May 18 (PTI) DRI officials on Monday said they had apprehended a person in Telangana’s Warangal district for allegedly
Hyderabad, May 18 (PTI) DRI officials on Monday said they had apprehended a person in Telangana’s Warangal district for allegedly attempting to sell two live red sand boas, a protected species.
Acting on specific information that a person involved in the illegal trade of live snakes was attempting to sell them on the grey market, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Hyderabad Zonal Unit, conducted an undercover decoy operation on May 17.
The suspect was identified and intercepted while carrying a bag. During a search of the bag, officials recovered two live Indian red sand boas (Eryx johnii), the DRI said in a release.
The Indian red sand boa is listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended, which prohibits the trade or possession of the species, it added.
Following the seizure, the two red sand boas, along with the packing material and the accused, were handed over to the Forest Range Officer, Warangal Range, for further proceedings under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the DRI said.
Acting on specific information that a person involved in the illegal trade of live snakes was attempting to sell them on the grey market, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Hyderabad Zonal Unit, conducted an undercover decoy operation on May 17.
The suspect was identified and intercepted while carrying a bag. During a search of the bag, officials recovered two live Indian red sand boas (Eryx johnii), the DRI said in a release.
The Indian red sand boa is listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended, which prohibits the trade or possession of the species, it added.
Following the seizure, the two red sand boas, along with the packing material and the accused, were handed over to the Forest Range Officer, Warangal Range, for further proceedings under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the DRI said.
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