1,125 Indian star tortoises seized at Vizag railway station
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 1,125 endangered Indian star tortoises at the Visakahapatnam Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh. Seizing the tortoises based on a tip-off, it also arrested three people who were trying to smuggle them to Bangladesh in cloth bags. Star tortoises are listed among the most expensive reptiles in the international pet market. 