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Cops eye million-rupee reptile racket in Manipur
Times of India | K Sarojkumar Sharma, TNN | Jul 29, 2012, 03.46AM IST
The state police are on a manhunt to nab the top ring leaders of a gang of poachers involved in smuggling Tokay Gecko, a rare reptile species, from Manipur to Malaysia. Some members of the gang were arrested recently.
These reptiles are in high demanded in Malaysia and some other Asian countries because of their reported medicinal value, sources said, adding that a smuggler can easily make up to Rs 20 lakh for a Tokay Gekco weighing 200 grams and measuring 14 inches.
With the value for the reptile's soaring, poachers who targeted other animals have switched focus to Tokays and have been searching for them in the hills, wildlife analysts said.
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