Bid to smuggle four fawns foiled in Karachi

KARACHI: The Wildlife Department on Sunday conducted a raid at Mirpurkhas-Hyderabad toll plaza and foiled an attempt to smuggle four fawns, ARY News reported.

As per details, the Sindh wildlife department, during a raid arrested 8 culprits who were involved in smuggling of four fawns through a fake permit. The fawns were one-month-year old.

The police have registered a case against the accused.

Earlier in July, Rangers personnel foiled a bid to smuggle two rare deer in Umerkok, district of Sindh.

According to details, the Rangers personnel recovered two precious deer from a car of offenders who left their vehicle at Gostro check post in fear of checking.

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The Rangers has handed over the two recovered precious deer to Wildlife department. The officials further said that the criminals who managed to flee belonged to Tharparkar district.