Dibrugarh: Police have arrested three persons involved in the poaching of wild animals from the Pengeri area in the Tinsukia district along the Assam-Arunachal border.
The poachers, identified as Anil Koya, Jugnu Orang and Turku Munda, were arrested on Wednesday, police said.
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According to police, several animal parts and firearms used for poaching activities were also seized during the operation.
The operation was conducted by a team of police led by the deputy superintendent of police of Tinsukia and the Officer-in-charge of Pengeri police station.
During the operation, four handmade rifles, wild animal skin and three antlers’ heads were recovered by the police team.
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Sources said a gang of wildlife poachers are active in the Lakhipathar reserve forest.
“Smuggling of valuable trees from the forest, poaching of animals has been a common affair in upper Assam forest. Most of the time, wildlife smugglers enter the forest to cut down trees. A strong mechanism will be needed to curb such wildlife crimes,” said a source.