KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers on Saturday foiled attempts to smuggle falcons to Quetta.
According to reports, Rangers personnel apprehended a bus carrying eight falcons from the HUB check post in the port city.
The falcons were later handed over to customs officials.
Earlier, on October 27, the Sindh Wildlife Department seized 10 rare falcons from the Jinnah Terminal. The falcons were initially kept in the custody of customs officials and were later handed over to the wildlife department.
Sources in the wildlife department said that one of the falcons had already died while it was in custom officials’ custody and the remaining two died soon after they were handed over to the department.
