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K'taka revenue intelligence sleuths smash wildlife smuggling racket

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January 28, 2023

THE Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Bengaluru, has busted an international wildlife syndicate which trafficked endangered wildlife species though mobile apps, in a massive operation codenamed 'Kalki'.

K'taka revenue intelligence sleuths smash wildlife smuggling racket

The recovered animals, including extremely rare and threatened species like the yellow and green anaconda, yellow-headed Amazon parrot, Nile monitor, red foot tortoise, iguanas, ball pythons, alligator gar (ancient fish from North America), Yaki monkey, veiled chameleon, racoon dog, white-headed pionus (rare parrots) etc were handed over to Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bengaluru.

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