Four arrested as DRI seizes Pangolin in Andhra Pradesh

Four individuals were arrested, and a pangolin was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Kadiri in Andhra Pradesh, following specific intelligence.

Upon receiving information about a gang of traffickers involved in the illegal wildlife trade seeking prospective buyers for a live pangolin, officers from the DRI



Hyderabad Zonal Unit travelled to Kadiri.

After several rounds of negotiations, the traffickers brought the live pangolin in a jute sack to a pre-arranged location on the Kadiri-Pulivendula Road. Officers conducting surveillance arrived at the site, rescued the Indian pangolin, and apprehended the traffickers, DRI officials reported.