DRI seizes 180 live Indian star tortoises from trolley bag in Bengaluru; carrier arrested

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence agents made a critical interception in Gandhi Nagar, uncovering a trolley bag packed with 180 live Indian star tortoises, which are classified as a protected species. This transport was part of a larger illicit wildlife trafficking operation. The arrested individual confessed to following specific delivery instructions. Ongoing investigations aim to unravel the