DRI Bulletin Apr-Sept 2024

Welcome to interactive presentation, created with Publuu. Enjoy the reading!

In a major development, an attempt to smuggle gold into

India from the East Ladakh sector was foiled by the ITBP.

On July 9, 2024, 108 kg of gold was interdicted by a ITBP

patrolling party near Sirigaple in East Ladakh. The gold was

being smuggled on mules by two porters. The investiga-

tion was handed over to DRI given the wider ramifications.

So far ten people involved in the smuggling have been ar-

rested.

ENVIRONMENT

4

DRI units across the country made significant seizures of

diverse flora and fauna including jackal skins, dried sea

horses, shark fins, pangolin scales, elephant tusks, turtles

and red sanders.

The rivers in India’s Gangetic plain teem with life including

many indigenous species of turtles. These species, pro-

tected under the as Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, are con-

stantly threatened by trafckers. In a major crackdown, DRI

conducted a series of operations and rescued 643 turtles.

On June 15, 2024, DRI intercepted

a passenger at Patna on the Akal

Takht Express, rescuing 99 Indian

Roofed Turtles and 65 Indian Tent

Turtles.

DRI intercepted 4 persons at Patna

on September 13, 2024. who were

travelling by Kamakhya Weekly

Express. 212 Indian Flap Shell

turtles and 21 Indian Soft Shell

turtles were rescued.

TURTLES

07

08

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24