93 kgs of pangolin scales seized

About 93 kgs of pangolin scales were seized from a person in Champhai town along Mizoram-Myanmar border, police said today.
The scales were recovered from one C Thanga (38) yesterday and he was arrested.
The seized pangolin scales are worth around Rs 20 lakh in the local market and were suspected to be smuggled to China through Myanmar, a police official said.