Ujjain, May 6 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Nagpur Unit, successfully intercepted two individuals involved in the illegal wildlife trade, seizing two leopard skins with heads and one ivory (wild boar horn) in an operation in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The operation took place on the morning of May 4, 2025, after the DRI acted on specific intelligence about traders attempting to sell wildlife articles.

The two leopard skins, complete with heads, and the ivory (wild boar horn) were seized under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Leopards are listed in Schedule I of the Act, which strictly prohibits the trade, sale, purchase, or possession of leopard skins or any part of the animal. The ivory, another va...