However, the police and the forest department team of Kunda police station are telling the words of these people as fabricated. The team of police and forest department says that coming to the airport with such a large number of stuffed turtles is creating doubt. According to information, smugglers buy these rare species of turtles from rural areas at a cheap price and are sold in foreign markets for thousands of rupees. Apart from eating, these turtles are used in making many types of medicines, due to which there is a lot of demand in the international market. However, Kunda police station in-charge Praveen Kumar along with DFO Rajkumar Sah interrogated the accused caught with the tortoise. Till the news is written, the team of Police and Forest Department is engaged in the investigation of the matter.
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Police caught three youths with 39 turtles, suspected of smuggling
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Security personnel took action near the main gate of the airport complex
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Kunda police brought everyone to the police station, handed them over to the forest department
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The accused are residents of Pirhakatta village of Devipur police station area
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All turtles recovered are animals of schedule-1, smuggled get expensive price
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The Forest Department has also sent information to the Wildlife Crime Control Board, Delhi.