More than 600 exotic species rescued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Customs department at the Mumbai airport have been shifted to a care facility in Gujarat, a forest official said on Monday.

Acting on a tip-off, the Mumbai Zonal Unit of the DRI intercepted the consignment last week after it arrived at the Air Cargo Complex. At least 665 animals smuggled into the country concealed in an imported consignment of live fish, included rare lizards, pythons and iguanas.