Police have arrested two persons with pangolin, an endangered animal, scales from the Makalu Barun National Park area in Sankhuwasabha district.

Tshiring Bhote (35) of Ridak village from Bhotkhola Rural Municipality-2 in the district and a woman, who identity is yet to be ascertained, were nabbed with 200 kilograms of pangolin scales and other residual parts, the District Police Office Sankhuwasabha said.

The arrestees would be brought to the district headquarters at Khandbari and their status would be made public by organizing a press conference, according to the police.

As per the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (NPWC) Act, anyone involved in the trade of protected species may be slapped with a fine up to Rs 100,000 and a jail term of five to 15 years.

 Pangolin is included in Appendix II of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and falls under protected list in Nepal´s National Park and Wildlife Conservation Act.