Five held for bid to smuggle pangolin
Alibaug: Five persons were arrested from Raigad district of Maharashtra for allegedly trying to smuggle a pangolin, a Forest department official said on Monday.
The accused were arrested from Tol village in Mahad tehsil on Tuesday. The pangolin was released in the forest in Mahad, he said,
A case was registered under the Wildlife Protection Act. They were remanded in the custody of the Forest department by the local court.
