Three Indians convicted in Nepal for Chimpanzee smuggling

Police had on 18 October 2017 rescued two chimpanzees, eight monkeys, seven golden pheasants, two ringneck pheasants, 38 pigeons and 65 parrots that were smuggled into Kathmandu through Tribhuvan International Airport. The animals were to reach India via Kathmandu. Police had filed a case in the court in December 2017 against all 20 accused. Court had convicted and sentenced 3 Indian nationals and a Pakistani national to 5 years imprisonment and a Nepali citizen to two-and-a-half years jail.
https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/five-sentenced-to-jail-for-smuggling-chimpanzees/

Star Tortoises seized at Bangkok airport

330 star tortoises hidden in three suitcases were seized by customs officials at Bangkok airport, Thailand on 30 November 2017.
https://www.thephuketnews.com/330-indian-star-tortoises-seized-at-airport-64932.php#WeL2IEGtmWDLpxTj.97

India received Certificate of Commendation from CITES

The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of India was awarded with a Certificate of Commendation by the Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

The CITES Secretary-General’s Certificate of Commendation recognizes exemplary enforcement actions. It was awarded to WCCB in recognition of exemplary work conducted to initiate and coordinate a national intelligence-driven law enforcement operation focused on the major Indian states affected by poaching of and illegal trade in live tortoises and turtles. The operation, code-named “Operation Save Kurma”, was conducted from 15 December 2016 to 30 January 2017, and resulted in the seizure of 15,912 live tortoises and turtles and the arrest of 55 suspects.
https://cites.org/eng/news/pr/Indian_law_enforcement_operation_seizes_16000_tortoises_turtles_arrests_55_CITES_SG_Certificate_Commendation_30112017

In two instances tiger skins seized in Nepal were originated from India

In two case studies presented by Government of India to CITES Secretariat shows that one of the tiger skin seized in Nepal on January 2013 was originated from Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh and tiger skin seized in December 2015 at Sunsari, Nepal was originated from Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand.
https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/sc/69/inf/E-SC69-Inf-34.pdf

Three Indian nationals arrested in Nepal with Chimpanzees

Citizens of India, Nepal and Pakistan were arrested last week in Kathmandu by CIB of Nepal Police with 2 Chimpanzees and other animals, chimps were suspected to be brought from Nigeria.
https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/six-held-live-chimpanzees-protected-animals-birds/

Indian nationals convicted in Malaysia for illegally keeping spotted black terrapins

A Malaysian court had convicted two Indian nationals for illegally keeping 36 spotted black terrapins and sentenced them to two years imprisonment.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1920700

Tiger skin and bones seized in Nepal

Nepal police arrested a person with a tiger skin and bones at Nawalparasi district on 25 January 2016.
http://sajhasabal.com/nawalparasi/news/nawalparsi/

India and UK will work together to combat the illegal wildlife trade

A paragarah from joint statement issued by India and Britain on 12 November 2015:

The two Prime Ministers noted the importance of preserving the environment and sustaining diverse ecosystems, and recognised the rise of international criminal networks engaged in the illegal wildlife trade. They resolved to work together to combat the illegal wildlife trade and to improve protection for both captive and wild Asian elephants. India endorsed the London Declaration and Kasane Statement on Illegal Wildlife Trade.
http://www.firstpost.com/world/full-text-of-india-britain-joint-statement-2504520.html

Member of international wildlife crime syndicate arrested from Delhi

Special Task Force (STF) of Madhya Pradesh forest department arrested an alleged member of international poaching syndicate from Delhi on 30 October 2015. Accused Jaiy Tamang, 42, a resident of Nepal, was arrested from Delhi's Majnu ka Tila area for trading in pangolins scales and tiger skins.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/STF-nabs-member-of-global-poaching-gang-from-Delhi/articleshow/49614701.cms?

Two tiger skins and bones seized

In two separate incidents two tiger skins and bones seized in Madhya Pradesh and Assam on 13 October 2015. In Madhya Pradesh, skin of a tiger suspected to have killed in Satpura tiger reserve had seized by forest officials from a village in Chhindwara district. In Assam, forest officials of Kaziranga tiger reserve arrested two persons including a forest guard with a tiger skin and bones.
http://www.india.com/news/india/two-arrested-with-tiger-skin-in-assam-628978/ 
See the video of Assam incident: http://www.mid-day.com/videos/two-arrested-with-tiger-skin-in-assam/698726

180 tortoises seized in Bangladesh-India border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) men recovered 180 turtles from Putkhali border under Benapole Port Police Station on 4 October 2015.
http://www.thedailystar.net/country/180-tortoises-seized-151843

One more rhino killed in Kaziranga

Poachers armed with sophisticated night-vision enabled riflescope killed one rhino at Kaziranga national park on 2 October 2015. Park officials said that the poachers however, were unable to chop off the horn as forest staff retaliated with heavy firing. The gang comprised three to four poachers and they were also armed with AK series rifles.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kaziranga-lost-another-rhino-to-poachers/articleshow/49207726.cms

Turtles brought from India seized in Dhaka

Bangladesh forest officials seized 4200 turtles suspected to be brought from India, consisting of four species - 1,800 pieces are Tricarinate hill turtle, 1,600 Indian pond turtle, 500 star tortoises and 300 Indian roofed turtle.
http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/man-held-4200-turtles-145012

770 wildlife crimes registered in India last year

According to the statistics released by National Crime Records Bureau 770 crimes were registered under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 in India for year 2014. http://ncrb.gov.in/

Tiger and leopard skins brought from India seized in Nepal

Last week Nepal police seized 1 tiger skin, 3 leopard skins and bones brought from India at two different places in Kailali and Kanchanpur districts, 2 arrested.
http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/pithoragarh-12738629.html

Turtles brought from India seized in Bangladesh

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel seized 170 turtles brought from India at Boalia Bazar in Benapole on 29 July 2015.
http://businessnews24bd.com/710-rare-turtles-seized-at-benapole/

10,600 kg of red sanders seized in Hong Kong

Customs officials in Hong Kong detected a suspected sea cargo smuggling case and seized about 10,600 kilograms of red sanders logs from a container at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound on 9 July 2015. Customs officers, through risk assessment, selected a 20-foot container arriving from India and declared to contain "glass flower pot" for inspection. Upon examination, Customs officers found the wood logs in the container.
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201507/09/P201507090779.htm

Turtles seized near Bangladesh border

Today the Border Security Force (BSF) seized over 100 turtles while they were being smuggled to Bangladesh from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/over-100-turtles-seized-near-bangladesh-border-115070300610_1.html

Crackdown leads to arrest of more Chinese nationals in red sanders smuggling

As the Andhra Pradesh police mount pressure on red sanders smugglers, more and more Chinese nationals involved in illegally procuring the wood and exporting them have fallen into the net, more than 50 Chinese citizens have been arrested in the past few years.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/red-sanders-smuggling-crackdown-leads-to-arrest-of-more-chinese-nationals/99/

Illegal wildlife trader Ratiram Sharma arrested again

An illegal wildlife trader and repeat offender in wildlife crime, Ratiram Sharma a resident of Jaigaon near Bhutan border and one of his associate were arrested by West Bengal officials in connection with recent killings of Rhinos and Elephants in North Bengal.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150505/jsp/siliguri/story_18266.jsp#.VUixu46qqko