Assam Rifles’ Tengnoupal Battalion under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (South) foiled a cross-border smuggling of pangolin shells at Khudengthabi village, Tengnoupal, on January 31.
Based on specific inputs, the AR launched a team in Khudengthabi to prevent smuggling of contraband items. During the operation, 5.190 kg of pangolin shells were recovered, a defence release stated.
The seized wildlife products were assessed to be worth around INR 5.19 lakh.
The recovered wildlife products were handed over to the Forest department, Moreh, for further investigation.
In another development, the Shangshak Battalion also foiled timber smuggling in general area Gamnuom village of Kamjong district on Wednesday.
The Assam Rifles troops intercepted a Shaktiman truck loaded with illegal timber in general area Gamnuom village, worth INR 1.28 crore.
The seized timber along with the apprehended smugglers and vehicles were handed over to Forest department, Kamjong for further legal action.