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DRI busts a wildlife trafficking syndicate involved in illicit trade of ivory artefacts
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....RI busts a wildlife trafficking syndicate involved in illicit trade of ivory artefacts<BR>News and Press Release<BR>Dated:- 20-8-2026<BR><BR>54 exquisitely crafted artefacts made of ivory seized, four arrested In a major operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a syndicate of wildlife traffickers and seized 54 intricately carved ivory artefacts today. Acting on a speci....
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....fic intelligence regarding the illicit trade of ivory artefacts, officers of the DRI, planned a meticulous operation at Lucknow and intercepted four persons of a syndicate involved in illicit trade of wildlife items that led to recovery of 54 exquisitely crafted artefacts made of ivory. The recovered artefacts include animal figurines of bull, elephants, dog; human figurines of warrior, mother ....
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....holding her child, and other items such as scissors, comb, agarbatti stand, sindoor dani etc. The recovered artefacts made from ivory are exquisite, finely detailed and of potentially substantial commercial and antique value. The seized artefacts made from ivory and four members of syndicate were handed over to UP Forest Department for further investigation. The Wildlife (Protection) Act,....
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.... 1972, inter alia, prohibits trade and commerce in elephant ivory and articles manufactured therefrom, in furtherance of India's international obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). In month of July (Release link: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2284262®=1&lang=1), in two distinct operations had seized ....
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....11 kg elephant ivory tusks in Sujangarh, Rajasthan and two intricately designed ivory idols of deities in Howrah Kolkata. In month of May (Release link: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2266027®=48&lang=2), DRI had busted one syndicate in Mysuru, Karnataka and had seized 4 kg of elephant tusks. These series of operations underscores the increasing threat of illegal wildli....
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....fe trafficking and highlights DRI's unwavering commitment to safeguarding India's biodiversity and dismantling such criminal networks in accordance with national laws and international obligations under CITES. =============<BR> News - Press release - PIB....