AIZWAL, Feb 1: Assam Rifles personnel with officials of Mizoram forest department have arrested two persons for smuggling exotic bird and animal species in East Mizoram’s Champai town, the paramilitary force said in a statement on Thursday.
The incident happened near the Indo-Myanmar international border on Wednesday, it said.
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The persons aged 20 and 29 years were arrested for smuggling the exotic species worth Rs 68.4 lakh, it added.
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The animals and birds were hidden in iron cages and plastic baskets and were being brought to Aizawl from Zokhawthar along the Indo-Myanmar border, it said.
The rescued exotic species as well as the accused were handed over to the forest department in Champhai for further legal proceedings, it added. (PTI)
