Imphal, February 24 Security forces arrested two individuals in the Tengnoupal district of Manipur for allegedly smuggling 24 wild mountain goats from Myanmar, police said on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of security forces intercepted a four-wheeler in the town of Tengnoupal and recovered the 24 Ibex (wild mountain goats), a species of mountain goats protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, from the vehicle, according to a police statement.
The wild mountain goats were smuggled from Myanmar and taken to Pallel, it said.
"The driver and the occupant of the vehicle, who were smuggling the exotic species, have been arrested," the statement said.
The arrested individuals are from the Kakching and Thoubal districts.