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CBI-DRI Bust Wildlife Trafficking Racket, Rescue Animals And Birds; Six Held
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (287+ words) Published: July 9, 2026 at 6: 55 PM IST New Delhi: From star tortoises and slow lorises to Egyptian vultures and Shikra birds, 53 protected animals and birds were rescued after the CBI and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted an inter-state wildlife trafficking…...
Manta ray gill plates worth Rs 2. 3cr seized in one of Mizoram's biggest wildlife-related hauls
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (482+ words) Aizawl, Jul 9: Around 210 kg of suspected manta ray gill plates worth an estimated Rs 2. 3 crore were seized in Mizoram's Champhai district, in one of the state's biggest wildlife-related hauls, police said on Thursday. A pick-up truck was intercepted by the…...
30 arrested for illegal mining in Pantukan, Davao de Oro
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (319+ words) Nearly 30 individuals were arrested in connection with an illegal mining site in a mountainous area in Pantukan, Davao de Oro. According to Emil Sumangil's exclusive report on "24 Oras" on Thursday, the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and…...
Kampong Thom resource crimes down; illegal fishing falls 70%
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (378+ words) Cambodian authorities have reclaimed more than 4, 300 hectares of illegally encroached forest land in Kampong Thom, while illegal fishing activities have fallen by an estimated 70-80 per cent in the province over the past two years, according to the Royal Cambodian Army....
CBI, DRI expose wildlife trafficking racket, arrest 6
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (332+ words) New Delhi, July 9 Six persons were arrested and 53 protected animals/birds rescued in a joint operation of the CBI and DRI, Mumbai, that exposed a wildlife trafficking racket, an official said on Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and…...
Leopard Skin, 15 Claws Seized in Pune; Two Junnar Men Arrested in Wildlife Smuggling Case
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (405+ words) Reported by Mubarak Ansari Pune, 9th July 2026: In a major crackdown on wildlife trafficking, the Pune Forest Department arrested two men and seized a leopard skin, 15 claws, and two canine teeth during a joint operation conducted near Purple Cafe in Sangamwadi…...
CISF intensifies operations against illegal coal mining
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (144+ words) Published - July 09, 2026 08: 13 pm IST - NEW DELHI Intensifying its operations against illegal coal mining, the Central Industrial Security Force has in the past four days recovered over 428 metric tonne of coal being transported illegally in Jharkhand and West Bengal, a CISF…...
South Africa Arrests More Than 200 in Illegal Mining Crackdown
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (385+ words) Exxon Mobil and its partners will invest $1 billion in Nigeria's offshore Usan" South African security forces arrested 217 people, most of them undocumented foreign nationals, during a large-scale operation targeting illegal mining at a gold mine shaft west of Johannesburg, police…...
CBI, DRI bust wildlife smuggling racket, rescue 53 animals, birds | Kolkata News
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (246+ words) CBI, DRI bust wildlife smuggling racket, rescue 53 animals, birds The Times of India Kolkata: CBI and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai, supported by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, jointly raided multiple locations in Maharashtra and Bengal and busted a…...
South African Security Forces Arrest 137 in Major Illegal Mining Crackdown in Gauteng
5+ hour ago (229+ words) South African security agencies have arrested 137 suspects during a coordinated operation targeting illegal mining activities in Gauteng Province, authorities said. The operation was carried out by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in conjunction with the South African National Defence…...