New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Continuing its intelligence-led crackdown on the illegal trafficking of protected wildlife and wildlife derivatives, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted six significant operations at different locations across the country in the last 10 days, resulting in the seizure of two leopard pelts, 180 live Indian Star Tortoises, 12 live Tokay Geckos, around 24 kg of pangolin scales and 500 grams of tiger bones.

According to an official release, thirteen persons were arrested across these six operations.

In an intelligence-led operation on September 7, officers of DRI in Jeypore, Koraput district, Odisha, intercepted a person and recovered one leopard pelt from his possession.

Leopards are protected und...