Animals smuggled via Myanmar were rescued in Assam

At least 40 exotic animals, including a baby wallaby, were rescued in Assam today in one of the biggest hauls of illegally trafficked animals in the state. The seizures were made from two vehicles in Kamrup district as the police busted an international animal trafficking racket.

The rescued animals – which included rare and exotic species of primates, tortoises, and monkeys, besides a wallaby – have been handed over to the forest department.

Two people, who were driving the two Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) registered in Delhi, were arrested. The vehicles, which had fake army stickers on the vehicles, were intercepted on National Highway 31 in Rangia.

BREAKING – Biggest seizure of trafficked exotic animals in Assam – about 40 rare wild animals – baby Kangaroos, exotic chimpangees,rare tortoise, monkeys seized from 2 SUVs with DL num-plates, 2 persons detained at Rangia by @assampolice @ndtv reports@gpsinghips @ParveenKaswan pic.twitter.com/BAB2Gc2gZK

— Ratnadip Choudhury (@RatnadipC) September 8, 2022

ASSAM: Some of the animals smuggled via Myanmar which were rescued this morning at Rangia. They were being transported in two Toyota SUVs bearing Delhi number plates and ARMY sticker pasted on front pic.twitter.com/EbdFumiMqx

— Utpal Parashar (@utpal_parashar) September 8, 2022