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

155 turtles seized in Mughalsarai

One person was arrested with 155 turtles at Mughalsarai railway station in Uttar Pradesh today.
http://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/55-rare-species-of-tortoise-found-at-mughalsarai-railway-station-1201820.html

300 turtles seized in Jharkhand

Officials of Railway Protection Force seized 300 turtles at Barharwa railway station in Jharkhand on 16 November 2015.
http://hindi.news18.com/news/jharkhand/three-hundred-turtles-seized-from-anand-vihar-express-1017184.html

160 turtles seized in Uttar Pradesh

Police rescued 160 turtles at Bisauli, Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh on 29 October 2015.

122 turtles seized in Udham Singh Nagar

122 turtles protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, were seized from a car near Shakti Farm area of the Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand on 17 September 2015.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/122-rare-turtles-seized-from-smuggler/articleshow/49003410.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

Turtles seized in Kolkata and Chennai

Enforcement officials seized Forty four Indian tent turtles, 27 star tortoises, one crowned river turtle and four spotted black terrapins in Kolkata yesterday. In Chennai One hundred and thirty eight Spotted black terrapins that were to be smuggled to Kuala Lumpur through Colombo was seized by the officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (Southern Region) at the Chennai airport on 6 August 2015.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Threatened-tortoises-turtles-rescued-from-Kolkata-two-held/articleshow/48382102.cms?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/138-black-spotted-pond-turtles-being-smuggled-to-Kuala-Lumpur-seized-in-Chennai/articleshow/48374889.cms

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/

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

Spotted black terrapins seized at Bengaluru airport

72 spotted black terrapins were seized by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Kempegowda International Airport on 28 June 2015 and nabbed two carriers from Tamil Nadu. Accused were caught while trying to pass two black suitcases as check-in luggage before boarding a flight to Kuala Lumpur.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/terrapin-smuggling-racket-busted-two-held/article7368630.ece

280 turtles seized in West Bengal

Around 280 turtles were recovered from the home of a villager near the India-Bangladesh border at Bongaon in North 24-Parganas on 6 June 2015.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/280-turtles-seized-from-smuggler-in-Kolkata/articleshow/47571282.cms

Spotted black terrapins seized at Dhaka airport

On 31 May 2015, 130 spotted pond turtles (Spotted black terrapins) were seized by the Customs Intelligence Department, at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. These turtles were to be smuggled to Malaysia, in a Malaysian Airlines flight.
http://www.thedailystar.net/country/130-turtles-seized-dhaka-airport-89407

Spotted black terrapins seized at India-Bangladesh border

The Border Security Force (BSF) of India seized 185 Spotted black terrapins close to the Indo-Bangla border late on 29 January 2015. The turtles were being smuggled into Bangladesh near the Kalanchi Border Outpost in the Gaighata police station area of North 24-Parganas district, West Bengal.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/46069295.cms

Over 2,000 turtles seized in Bengal

Two people were arrested on 11 January 2015 and more than 2,000 Indian soft-shell turtles seized from them in West Bengal's Howrah district
http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/229269377

More than 800 Indian soft-shelled turtles rescued

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department officials on 7 December 2014 seized more than 800 Indian soft-shelled turtles in Krishna district.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/turtle-smuggling-racket-busted/article6670244.ece

Bareilly turns into illegal turtle smuggling centre

Bareilly is fast becoming a transit point for animal smuggling, especially that of endangered species of turtles/ tortoises.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Bareilly-turning-into-animal-smuggling-hub/articleshow/44760382.cms

Indian soft-shelled turtles seized in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Police and forest department officials seized 158 Indian soft-shelled turtles and arrested three persons in Nainital district on 25 September 2014.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/158-turtles-seized-three-men-nabbed/articleshow/43450286.cms

200 turtles seized in Andhra Pradesh

Police seized 200 turtles in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on 23 April 2014.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/two-held-for-smuggling-of-turtles-114042300401_1.html

Turtles seized in Kolkata

One person was held with 72 turtles during a routine check of Kalka Mail at Howrah Railway station on 13 March 2014.
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/72-turtles-seized-from-kalka-mail-1-held_917803.html

Tortoises seized in Bihar

Around 750 tortoises concealed in gunny bags, were seized and a person was arrested on 1 March 2014 in Purnea district of Bihar.
http://www.indileak.com/wildife-smuggler-held-in-bihar-with-750-tortoises/