DRI seizes leopard skins, ivory in MP 2 held in wildlife trafficking crackdown

Category : Wildlife | Location : Madhya Pradesh  | Posted on 2025-05-07 02:01:10


DRI seizes leopard skins, ivory in MP 2 held in wildlife trafficking crackdown

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Sunday conducted a raid in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, and apprehended two people for their alleged involvement in the illegal trade of wildlife articles. The operation was carried out by the Nagpur unit of the Mumbai zonal unit of the DRI, during which two leopard skins with heads and one ivory article, suspected to be a wild boar horn, were seized from the suspects.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/dri-leopard-skins-ivory-wildlife-trafficking-9985857/

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