100 turtles seized in Dhaka, 3 traders jailed
Rab and Forest department jointly raid Shakhari Bazar of Dhaka and seize around 100 turtles weighing a total of 160kg. Photo courtesy: Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the forest department.
Around 100 turtles were seized by the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and the officials of Bangladesh Forest Department in Shakhari Bazar of Old Dhaka this morning.
The joint team also detained three traders for selling turtles for meat consumption, said Ashim Mollick, inspector of Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the forest department.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The team conducted the raid till 8:00am in the area and seized around 100 turtles weighing a total of 160kg, the official said.
The joint team also detained three traders for selling turtles for meat consumption.
The turtles were sent to the forest department.
Among the three arrested, 2 were sentenced for nine-months each while the other was given three-months in jail.
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