Guwahati: In a collaborative effort between Assam Rifles personnel and officials from the Mizoram Forest Department, two individuals were apprehended for smuggling exotic bird and animal species near the Myanmar border in Champai Town, East Mizoram.
The arrested individuals, aged 20 and 29, were reportedly smuggling exotic species valued at Rs 68.4 lakh.
The animals and birds were concealed in iron cages and plastic baskets, enroute from Zokhawthar on the Indo-Myanmar border to Aizawl.
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The joint operation successfully intercepted the illegal transportation of these exotic species.
Subsequently, both the rescued animals and birds, along with the arrested individuals, were handed over to the Mizoram Forest Department in Champhai for further legal proceedings.
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