Guwahati: At least 40 exotic animals were rescued in Assam today in one of the biggest hauls of illegally trafficked animals in the state.
The seizures were made from two vehicles in Rangia’s Kamrup district as the police busted an international animal trafficking racket.
The rescued animals – which included rare and exotic species of primates, tortoises, and monkeys, besides a wallaby.
One person has also been arrested in connection to it.
“We have recovered a large number of wild animals from two vehicles. During interrogation, the arrested persons revealed that they were coming from Mizoram. They wanted to smuggle them to different places in North India,” said Rangia Police.
Further investigations are underway.