In a major strike against illegal wildlife trade, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence’s (DRI’s) Nagpur Regional Unit, under the Mumbai Zonal Unit, seized a leopard skin with head (in trophy form) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the DRI Nagpur Unit intercepted three individuals at a hotel in Bhopal, recovering a leopard skin with the head preserved for display. Leopards are listed in Schedule I of the Act, prohibiting the trade, sale, purchase, or possession of their skins or parts.