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406 star tortoises seized as smuggling racket is busted
- | Wednesday | 21st February, 2018
In a huge catch, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Vijayawada Unit, busted an international star tortoises smuggling racket on Tuesday. Benarjee said star tortoises were listed in the Schedule-IV of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. Star tortoises are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and declared vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Export of star tortoises is prohibited under Foreign Trade Policy and is liable for confiscation under the Customs Act, 1962. The Forest Department officials of the Eluru Wildlife Division, who inspected the spot, confirmed that they were Indian star tortoises.
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