Summary:
WCCB sources said around 6000 pangolins were recovered from smugglers across the country between 2009 and 2017. GUWAHATI: Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and customs officials, in a joint operation on Friday, rescued from Maligaon a young Chinese pangolin which was being smuggled. Pangolin scales are used as an ingredient in traditional medicines as they are believed to cure various ailments," the sources added. Three persons, identified as Faijul Hague, Fajal Hague and Imran Hussain, were arrested in connection with the crime. "There is a huge demand for these mammals in China and southeast Asia where pangolin meat is considered a delicacy and a tonic food because of its alleged medicinal properties..