Rare Lizards Seized In Assam, 3 Men Were Trying To Sell Them For Rs 60 Lakh Each

Rare Lizards Seized In Assam, 3 Men Were Trying To Sell Them For Rs 60 Lakh Each

The police in Assam's Dibrugarh seized 11 rare tokay gecko lizards and arrested three smugglers on Friday. The export of tokay geckos is banned as they are listed as highly endangered under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. If found guilty, there is a maximum punishment of seven years of rigorous imprisonment.  In India, these species are found only in a few pockets in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, but they are highly demanded in the grey market …

Assam: STF rescues 11 Tokay Geckos, 3 smugglers arrested

Dibrugarh: Special Task Force (STF) team led by DSP Satyendra Singh Hazari of Dibrugarh Police on Friday, rescued 11 Tokay geckos from a dhaba in Lahowal, Dibrugarh district of Assam, leading to the arrest of three individuals involved in the illegal trade. Following the development, DSP Hazari stated that the team acted on intelligence indicating […] The post Assam: STF rescues 11 Tokay Geckos, 3 smugglers arrested appeared first on NorthEast N…