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311 Endangered Turtles Seized From AC First-Class Coach In Bhopal
The Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (STSF), in a joint operation with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Bhopal Forest Division, seized 311 rare and endangered turtles from the AC First-Class coach
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UP Police Arrests Smuggler With 100 Turtles
100 live turtles were confiscated by the Uttar Pradesh Police after they nabbed a smuggler who deals in the smuggling of turtles and other extinct species on Tuesday.
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6 "Ninja Turtle Gang" Members Arrested In Malaysia, Tortoises Seized
Malaysian authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the "Ninja Turtle Gang" and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
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13 Turtles Rescued Alive In Uttar Pradesh, 3 Poachers Arrested: Cops
Three poachers who were trying to smuggle turtles from Etawah to Uttarakhand were arrested near Anant Ram toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh, police said on late Sunday.
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97 Indian Flapshell Turtles Found In Sack At Uttar Pradesh Railway Station
The Government Railway Police (GRP) has seized 97 rare Indian flapshell turtles, locally known as 'Sundari turtles', in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia while they were being smuggled from Azamgarh to West Bengal, officials said on Monday.
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295 Turtles Being Smuggled To Make Aphrodisiacs Recovered In UP: Cops
The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday recovered 295 fresh water turtles being smuggled to make aphrodisiacs, officials said.
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Over 1,300 Indian Flapshell Turtles Rescued In UP's Kanpur: Police
The Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force on Sunday recovered over 1,300 Indian flapshell turtles from a truck in Kanpur as they were allegedly being taken to West Bengal for smuggling out of the country, officials said.
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80 Endangered Turtles Rescued In Agra, 3 Arrested
Parvesh Kumar, Station House Officer said these turtles are of engendered species and they are hunted for their meat and even exported to the South Asian countries.
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In Record Haul, 6,400 Turtles Rescued In Uttar Pradesh; Kingpin Arrested
In one of the biggest seizures in the country, Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force ( has rescued 6,400 turtles from Amethi and arrested the kingpin of an inter-state gang involved in smuggling of reptiles, police said today.
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Over 6,000 Turtles, Stuffed In Sacks, Rescued In Uttar Pradesh's Amethi
In one of the biggest seizures across India, over 6,000 turtles were rescued after a house was raided in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district. A local has been arrested - he had allegedly stuffed the animals into sacks for smuggling, police said.
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311 Endangered Turtles Seized From AC First-Class Coach In Bhopal
The Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (STSF), in a joint operation with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Bhopal Forest Division, seized 311 rare and endangered turtles from the AC First-Class coach
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UP Police Arrests Smuggler With 100 Turtles
100 live turtles were confiscated by the Uttar Pradesh Police after they nabbed a smuggler who deals in the smuggling of turtles and other extinct species on Tuesday.
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6 "Ninja Turtle Gang" Members Arrested In Malaysia, Tortoises Seized
Malaysian authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the "Ninja Turtle Gang" and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
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13 Turtles Rescued Alive In Uttar Pradesh, 3 Poachers Arrested: Cops
Three poachers who were trying to smuggle turtles from Etawah to Uttarakhand were arrested near Anant Ram toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh, police said on late Sunday.
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97 Indian Flapshell Turtles Found In Sack At Uttar Pradesh Railway Station
The Government Railway Police (GRP) has seized 97 rare Indian flapshell turtles, locally known as 'Sundari turtles', in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia while they were being smuggled from Azamgarh to West Bengal, officials said on Monday.
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295 Turtles Being Smuggled To Make Aphrodisiacs Recovered In UP: Cops
The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday recovered 295 fresh water turtles being smuggled to make aphrodisiacs, officials said.
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Over 1,300 Indian Flapshell Turtles Rescued In UP's Kanpur: Police
The Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force on Sunday recovered over 1,300 Indian flapshell turtles from a truck in Kanpur as they were allegedly being taken to West Bengal for smuggling out of the country, officials said.
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80 Endangered Turtles Rescued In Agra, 3 Arrested
Parvesh Kumar, Station House Officer said these turtles are of engendered species and they are hunted for their meat and even exported to the South Asian countries.
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In Record Haul, 6,400 Turtles Rescued In Uttar Pradesh; Kingpin Arrested
In one of the biggest seizures in the country, Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force ( has rescued 6,400 turtles from Amethi and arrested the kingpin of an inter-state gang involved in smuggling of reptiles, police said today.
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Over 6,000 Turtles, Stuffed In Sacks, Rescued In Uttar Pradesh's Amethi
In one of the biggest seizures across India, over 6,000 turtles were rescued after a house was raided in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district. A local has been arrested - he had allegedly stuffed the animals into sacks for smuggling, police said.
