Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two people along with 34 turtles from Dalua Bazar area of Patkelghata in the district on Monday.
The arrestees were identified as Hazra Pad Sarkar, 38, son of Pachu Sarkar and Uttam Mallik, 35, son of Mollik Mia.
The Rab members caught the duo when they went to Dalua Bazar area to sell the turtles, said Md Shahinur Islam, Company Commander of Rab-6.
A case was filed against them under the Wildlife Preservation Act, he said.