By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: In a significant haul, a joint staff of Dhenkanal Forest Division and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) Central Region seized 14.2 kg pangolin scales from Damodarnali space of Kapilash vary in Dhenkanal district and arrested two individuals on Sunday.
DFO Prakash Chand Gogineni stated the scales had been seized on the idea of the intelligence enter from the WCCB. This is among the largest seizures of pangolin scales within the Dhenkanal division up to now.
He stated accused Ratnakar Rout (51) and Firoj Khan (52), each from the Dhenkanal city, had saved the pangolin scales at a godown in Banasinga space of Sarangi vary within the division.
Seized pangolin scales
Acting on the intelligence enter, a joint staff of Dhenkanal Forest Division and WCCB Central Region, Jabalpur posing as prospects struck a cope with the smugglers and apprehended them with the scales at Damodarnali space of Kapilash vary on Saturday evening.
The quantity of scales recovered from the 2 accused provides a transparent indication that no less than six to seven pangolins have been illegally hunted, Gogineni stated.
He stated from preliminary investigation it has come to mild that the duo was accumulating scales from poachers inside Dhenkanal and close by areas. They, nevertheless, had not been in a position to promote it on account of Covid-19 pandemic.
The joint staff has seized a two-wheeler and two cellphones from their possession.“We are examining their contact details to find out others involved in this illegal trade and operation,” the DFO stated.
After Covid check, the duo will probably be produced in Court the place the Dhenkanal division will search their remand for additional investigation.
This is the largest seizure of pangolin scales within the state since June this yr.
On June 11, the particular process power of Crime Branch had additionally seized pangolin scales weighing 4.82 kgs from Balichua village in Mayurbhanj district and had arrested one Suren Prusty.
