Tripura: African hornbill, more rare birds and lizards seized; one held

Agartala: Police in North Tripura District on Friday night seized a huge number of rare wildlife species of caged birds and lizards.

The police said the endangered animals were found from the possession of 45-year-old Debi Chandra at Batrashi area under Dharmanagar sub-division. The animals were in transit and supposed to reach Agartala. A specific case has been registered in this regard to trace the mastermind behind the smuggling nexus, a police official told EastMojo.

The seizure included two hornbills of African origin, one black cockatoo, 6 meerkat birds and 307 Iguana lizards.