Dholai police seized two rare species of chimpanzees during an operation in Lailapur.
Police believe the chimpanzees were being smuggled from Myanmar or Indonesia.
The chimpanzees were being smuggled through Mizoram when the police found them during a search operation.
Meanwhile, the police have begun an investigation into chimpanzees smuggling.
According to reports, because wildlife is being smuggled through the border states of Mizoram and Manipur, there is ample reason to believe they came from Myanmar.
Mizoram or Manipur are simply the transit routes. Assam is also not a viable option. The exotic wildlife is being smuggled somewhere outside the northeast, possibly for use as pet animals or in secret zoos, according to the source.
“The difficulty in cracking down on the nexus is that the smuggling is done through drivers of hired vehicles. They are not the kingpins,” the source added.
