DRI cracks down on illegal wildlife trafficking; elephant ivory, leopard skin, live pangolins and tiger parts seized; 11 persons arrested

// // Ministry of Finance DRI cracks down on illegal wildlife trafficking; elephant ivory, leopard skin, live pangolins and tiger parts seized; 11 persons arrested Intelligence-led operations across Maharashtra expose attempts to trade in protected wildlife and wildlife derivatives प्रविष्टि तिथि: 02 OCT 2026 10:02PM by PIB Delhi Continuing its efforts to combat illegal wildlife trafficking and the illicit trade in protected wildlife products, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has, in three intelligence-led operations, seized four elephant ivory articles including intricately carved ivory articles, one leopard skin, two live pangolins, 3 kg tiger bones and two tiger canines.

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Single factmedium

With reference to "DRI cracks down on illegal wildlife trafficking; elephant ivory, leopard skin, live pango…", recently in the news, which of the following figures is correctly reported?

A.5 kg
B.6 kg
C.3 kg
D.2 kg

The correct figure is 3 kg. In news: // // Ministry of Finance DRI cracks down on illegal wildlife trafficking; elephant ivory, leopard skin, live pangolins and tiger parts seized; 11 persons arrested Intelligence-led operations across Maharashtra expose attempts to trade in protected wildlife and wildlife derivatives प्रविष्टि तिथि: 02 OCT 2026 10:02PM by PIB Delhi Continuing its efforts to combat illegal wildlife trafficking and the illicit trade in protected wildlife products, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has, in three intelligence-led operations, seized four elephant ivory articles including intricately carved ivory articles, one leopard skin, two live pangolins, 3 kg tiger bones and two tiger canines. Source: PIB, 2 October 2026 — https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2318504

Single factmedium

With reference to the recent development "DRI cracks down on illegal wildlife trafficking; elephant ivory, leopard skin, live pango…", which one of the following statements is correct?

A.Citizenship not ECI’s job: Former Supreme Court judge Sudhanshu Dhulia.
B.He will also digitally lay the foundation stone for a 3 lakh litres per day capacity Milk Processing Plant in Ujjain and inaugurate various other projects related to the dairy and cooperative sectors.

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