Police on Tuesday seized a considerable quantity of snake and turtle meat during a raid in Thatta.
According to reports, no arrest was made in the raid as the suspect managed to flee before the officers swooped. The identity of the suspect was not revealed.
The police said the suspect was involved in the smuggling of snake and turtle meat to hotels in Karachi. Names of the hotels were also not known.
A number of reptile and turtles that were found alive in the raid were handed over to officials from the Wild Life Department.