India News | Odisha: 40 Soft-shell Turtles Seized, 2 Held
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police on Friday arrested two persons from Balasore district and seized 40 soft-shell turtles while being illegally transported, officials said.
Balasore (Odisha), Oct 14 (PTI) Police on Friday arrested two persons from Balasore district and seized 40 soft-shell turtles while being illegally transported, officials said.
Personnel of the Balasore Forest Division recovered the turtles from a passenger bus at Rajghat on National Highway-60, they said.
On September 7, as many as 87 turtles were seized by forest officials near the Odisha-West Bengal border.
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