Darke Lama, 50, a former Kathmandu tourist guide, is now Interpol's most-wanted wildlife trafficker, facing a red corner notice for the 2015 Satpura Tiger Reserve poaching case BHOPAL: Once a familiar face among European backpackers in Kathmandu, Darke Lama, 50, is today one of the most wanted wildlife traffickers in South Asia. Interpol has issued a red corner notice against him for his role in the 2015 Satpura Tiger Reserve poaching case in MP, placing his name on the wanted list of 195 countries. The notice follows the earlier arrest of his close associate Jaiy Tamang, once considered the kingpin of the network.Fluent in German and employed as a tourist guide in Nepal, Lama allegedly doubled as a crucial middleman in the illegal trade of endangered species. The hunt for Lama is no longer just MP's fight, it has become part of the world's battle against organised wildlife crime, officials said. Lama first attracted suspicion in 2003 when his name surfaced in connection with the illicit trade in shahtoosh wool, woven from the under-fur of the endangered Tibetan antelope and banned for its devastating impact on the species. Over the years, his operations allegedly expanded to include Keeda Jadi (Cordyceps), a highly valued caterpillar fungus used in Chinese medicine, along with tiger bones and red sanders, the rare Indian timber trafficked to East Asia. Investigators describe him as a trusted lieutenant of Tamang, accused of helping build supply routes from MP's tiger reserves and Himalayan grasslands to buyers in Nepal and China.