{"id":888799,"date":"2026-02-23T22:34:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nenow.in\/?p=491819"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:34:25","slug":"manipur-two-arrested-24-ibex-rescued-in-wildlife-smuggling-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/2026\/02\/23\/manipur-two-arrested-24-ibex-rescued-in-wildlife-smuggling-bust\/","title":{"rendered":"Manipur: Two arrested, 24 Ibex rescued in wildlife smuggling bust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?resize=400%2C240&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?resize=400%2C240&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-800-x-480-px-20-1.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Imphal: Security forces arrested two alleged cattle smugglers and rescued 24 Ibex\u2014wild mountain goats, illegally transported from Myanmar into Manipur through Tengnoupal district. Acting on intelligence about cross-border smuggling, central security forces and Manipur police maintained heightened vigilance along the porous border areas of Tengnoupal district. During a special operation, a vehicle (MN-02B-8290) transporting the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/manipur-two-arrested-24-ibex-rescued-in-wildlife-smuggling-bust.html\">Manipur: Two arrested, 24 Ibex rescued in wildlife smuggling bust<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/\">NorthEast Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">Read more \/ Original news source: <a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/manipur-two-arrested-24-ibex-rescued-in-wildlife-smuggling-bust.html\">https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/manipur-two-arrested-24-ibex-rescued-in-wildlife-smuggling-bust.html<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imphal: Security forces arrested two alleged cattle smugglers and rescued 24 Ibex\u2014wild mountain goats, illegally transported from Myanmar into Manipur through Tengnoupal district. 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