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Guwahati, Jun 20 (PTI) Tiger skull and pangolin scales worth over rupees two crore were seized from the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi international airport here, forest department sources said here today. Following a tip-off from the police, customs officials seized two bags containing, ten kg of tiger skull and huge quantity of pangolin scales, they said. They were to be sent to Imphal via Dimapur. Not ruling out the possibility of poaching from the wildlife sanctuaries in the state, the sources said these were in great demand in China for medicinal value. Customs department officials said the seized value of the animal parts will be over Rs two crore in international market as per the figures available with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India. The value of pangolin scale is nearly Rs 70,000 per kg while ten gms of tiger skull and bone are currently sold at USD 200 in the international market, the officials said. Following the seizure, a special cell of the customs department have been temporarily set up in the airport and other areas to prevent smuggling of such products, they added. PTI SB MM.
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