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DRI seizes leopard skin from traffickers in AP; 4 held

Hyderabad, Mar 12 (UNI) The officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit, have seized leopards from traffickers in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and apprehended four people.
On specific intelligence that a gang of traffickers were poaching leopards and selling the skin for profit, the officials identified three members of the gang, near a hotel in Visakhapatnam, DRI said in a release here on Tuesday.
During questioning, the gang revealed that they were in possession of leopard skin, which is prohibited under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Further investigation also led to the identification of another handler pertaining to the gang.
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