The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in collaboration with INTERPOL, is co-hosting a two-day Regional Investigative and Analytical Case Meeting (RIACM) at its headquarters in New Delhi on October 3 and 4. The meeting focuses on addressing the critical issue of tiger trafficking networks, a transnational threat that endangers the safety of tigers and other big cats across the region. The event brings together domain experts from INTERPOL’s Environmental Security Programme, senior law enforcement officials from Nepal, and representatives from India's specialized agencies dealing with wildlife crimes, including the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), and the Economic Offences-II branch of CBI, which is specialized in environmental and wildlife crimes.
The primary focus of this RIACM is to further strengthen cross-border law enforcement cooperation between Indian and Nepalese law enforcement authorities and to facilitate the sharing of criminal intelligence on tiger trafficking routes, trends, and criminal networks. A significant concern remains the trafficking route from India, via Nepal, to China, which continues to be frequently used for the illegal trade of tigers, leopards, and other big cats. Middlemen and traders involved in these networks coordinate the collection, storage, and sale of contraband, facilitating its transportation to far eastern markets.
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