UMERKOT: Sindh police foiled a bid to smuggle 18 deer from Umerkot to Hyderabad, on Wednesday.
SHO Unerkot Khalid Kunbhar told the media that the officials, deputed at Samaro road, checked a car and found 18 deer that were being smuggled to Hyderabad and arrested three suspects carrying them off.
“After an official inquiry, the deer were handed over to the wildlife department,” said the police official.
The wildlife department has registered case against the smugglers under Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1972.
“We are investigating the matter. The suspects will either be presented in court or we will impose a penalty under the law. The deer will be released in the forest” a wildlife department official in Mirpurkhas said.
Hunting of deer and birds has been prohibited in an area of around 940 kilometres in Tharparkar.
That area has been named as ‘Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary’ and a ban has been imposed in the north from Wajatto to Chahlihaar, in the east from Chalihaar to Bhorelo, in the south from Bhorelo to Mithi and in the west from Mithi to Wajatto.
Smuggling of 18 deer prevented
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