Guwahati, April 11 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police recovered and seized 11 Tokay Gecko lizards and apprehended three smugglers in Assam's Dibrugarh district on Friday, officials said.

The apprehended persons were identified as Debashis Dohutia (34), Manash Dohutia (28) and Dipankar Gharphalia (40 ).

Rajib Saikia, CPRO of Assam police said that, based on a specific information regarding smuggling of Tokay Gecko lizard (Keko Saap) by some miscreants in Dibrugarh and as instructed a team of Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police led by Satyendra Singh Hazari, Deputy SP (STF) cum O/C, STF police station, Inspector Kamlesh Singh proceeded towards Dibrugarh on April 10 and on Friday (April 11) after reaching Dibrugarh the te...