The incident happened on January 22 at Vairengte, the Mizoram-Assam border town in Kolasib district Credit: EastMojo image

Two suspected wildlife smugglers were arrested as the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) rescued 30 exotic birds and a red-eared guenon, a primate species found in Africa, on the Mizoram-Assam border, officials said on Wednesday. The animals have been handed over to the Zoo in Aizawl.

According to a DRI official who spoke to EastMojo on the condition of anonymity, the incident happened on January 22 at Vairengte, the Mizoram-Assam border town in Kolasib district. A joint team of Mizoram Police, Mizoram Forest Department and DRI intercepted a Tata Sumo at the Vairengte check gate.

“We found 30 exotic birds and a red-eared guenon from the cab,” the DRI official told EastMojo.

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