Threat to wildlife: Wildlife trafficker apprehended with illegal animal parts; Ongoing efforts to dismantle regional smuggling routes intensify

In a decisive operation along the Assam-Nagaland frontier, forest rangers detained a suspect in illegal wildlife trafficking, uncovering a stash that included leopard pelts, tiger bones, and pangolin scales. The individual, named Imchil Liba Ao from Nagaland, was allegedly en route from Tuli to Imphal, with eyes possibly set on exporting these illicit goods to Nepal.