On Thursday afternoon, intelligence officials along with forest department officials intercepted a woman in Mumbai who was smuggling 523 star tortoises with her, reported The Hindustan Times.
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The 42-year-old woman was travelling with two children was stopped at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Kurla. The Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) received a tip-off after which a five-member team from the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) reached the terminus at around 1:30 pm.
The regional deputy director, two inspectors and two constables from WCCB were also joined by eleven officials from the Thane Forest Department.