Dhemaji, May 25 -- Forest officials from the Jonai Range under the Dhemaji Forest Division in Assam, on Saturday, arrested two individuals involved in wildlife body parts trade.

Acting on a tip-off, the officials seized a smoke-dried skin of a Pangolin from the Laimekuri area of Jonai in Assam.

The confiscated item was the scaly skin of a thick-tailed Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), measuring approximately 2.3 feet in body length, including the tail.

Jonai Range Forest Officer Debabrata Gogoi confirmed that the team intercepted the suspects along the national highway and recovered the Pangolin skin from their possession during the operation.

Officials have registered an offense report (OR No. JR-01/2025-26) against the accused ...