On the basis of specific intelligence, officers of DRI, Trichy and AIU Trichy recovered 46.580 kg Shark fins and Foreign currencies (Euro and Singapore Dollars) equivalent to INR 6.80 lakhs which were attempted to be exported illegally. CBIC Trichy Customs (Prev) Zone

#BREAKING Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officials seized 778 #Indian_Star_Tortoises and arrested three Kuala Lumpur bound passengers at the Anna International Airport, India. Read more at uniindia.com/778-indian-sta…

450 kg of Sea cucumber seized by the Indian Coast Guard at Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. More at timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/i….

#BREAKING Five Gecko seized by the Rupahihat police in Barpeta, Assam. Read more at pratidintime.com/latest-assam-n…

South Asia hosts more than 3,000 orchid species, many of which are under severe threat from habitat destruction, overharvesting, and illegal trade. Learn more about their legal protection status and ways to help minimize the illegal trade of wild orchids.

#BREAKING #Two #Rhino_horns seized by WCCB officials in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Read more timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/r…

#BREAKING Two foreign nationals arrested by the Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka with more than 197 species of endangered and endemic amphibians and reptiles. Source: facebook.com/story.php?stor…

#BREAKING The Punjab Wildlife Department arrested a man with #Snow_Leopard_skin in Lahore, Pakistan. Read more at freepressjournal.in/world/pakistan…

The Department of Wildlife Conservation officials arrested two individuals and seized specimens of butterflies, dragonflies, bettles and other insects in SriLanka. Source facebook.com/10006479157385…

#BREAKING 195 #Indian_star_tortoises seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the Indo-Bangladesh Border. More at ndtv.com/india-news/smu…

#BREAKING The STF officials rescued a live Pangolin and arrested a person from Junapani village of Nabarangapur. Read more at odishabhaskar.in/crime/live-pan…

#BREAKING #Leopard_hide seized by the Forest department officials during a raid in Gudari Airstrip area of Phulbani, India. More at pragativadi.com/leopard-hide-s…

#BREAKING A joint team of the WCCB, Wildlife Division, and police seized various #ivory made items along with a #Sambhar_horn and a #wild_animal head during a raid in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. More at patrika.com/jodhpur-news/w…