4 wildlife smuggler held, endangered red sand boa snake

Press Trust of India  |  Bahraich 

Four alleged wildlife smugglers were today arrested along with an endangered red sand boa snake, worth over Rs two crore in the international market, the police said.

The smugglers were nabbed this morning and recovered a red sand boa snake, weighing 2.5 kg from them, Additional SP Kamlesh Dixit said.


In the international, this endangered species of reptile worth Rs one crore per kg, he said, adding that a case has been registered and further probe was on.

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First Published: Tue, September 05 2017. 18:57 IST