A woman named Yangchen Lachungpa, wanted by Interpol for trafficking tiger parts, has been arrested in India. Officials said she played a major role in setting up routes to smuggle tiger body parts out of the country. Lachungpa was on Interpol's most-wanted list. Her bail request was rejected in court on Thursday. Wildlife officials called her arrest a major breakthrough in the fight against poaching in India. Usually, women are rarely arrested in animal body parts smuggling cases. Police have been searching for Lachungpa for years. She was caught after a joint operation by Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, said the environment ministry on Friday. Lachungpa was a key member of a trafficking network linked to Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, and several Indian cities including Delhi. She was earlier arrested in 2017 but vanished after getting bail. Jai Tamang, arrested in 2015, said he gave her wildlife contraband in return for shelter. Tiger parts are highly sought in China for use in traditional medicine. According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, there were 26 tiger poaching cases documented in 2024, down from 56 the previous year. However, they believe many more tigers are poached with little evidence left behind.