Three Arrested With Live Pangolin, Scales In West Bengal

The Range officer Sanjay Dutta of Baikunthapur Forest Division said, "Forest team arrested three persons in Jalpaiguri for possessing a Pangolin and 1.56 kgs of Pangolin scales".

West Bengal police and Baikunthapur Forest Division arrested three people and seized one live Pangolin and 1.56 kilograms of Pangolin scales from their possession in Jalpaiguri on Thursday. Forest team arrested three persons in Jalpaiguri for possessing a Pangolin and 1.56 kgs of Pangolin scales: Range officer Sanjay Dutta, Baikunthapur Forest Division (27.05)#WestBengalpic.twitter.com/uuWIPG30Gj They were arrested for allegedly smuggling scales belonging to endangered pangolins and were on the way to deal with the party. The Range officer Sanjay Dutta of Baikunthapur Forest Division said, "Forest team arrested three persons in Jalpaiguri for possessing a Pangolin and 1.56 kgs of Pangolin scales".