Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has called the arrest of international female tiger smuggler Yangchen Lachungpa from North Sikkim, near the India-China border, by Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (STSF) and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, New Delhi, a significant achievement.

CM Yadav said arresting a smuggler wanted for 10 years in wildlife crime cases is a major success. He said that Madhya Pradesh government remains committed to conservation and rehabilitation of all wildlife, including tigers. Read Also MP News: Cheetah Veera's 10-Month Old Cub Found Dead

In 2015, a case was registered against a gang involved in poaching tigers and pangolins, and illegally smuggling tiger bones and pangolin scales to China via Nepal from Satpura Tiger Reserve, Narmadapur

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