The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Patna Regional Unit, apprehended two poachers involved in wildlife trafficking with a significant seizure of endangered animal contraband on September 17, 2025.
Sources in the DRI said that acting on actionable intelligence, DRI officers planned a meticulous undercover operation in Patna, targeting a criminal syndicate involved in the poaching and illicit trade of leopard skin and “Hatha Jodi”, the reproductive organ of the protected monitor lizard.
