Deogarh: Three persons were taken into custody by Odisha’s Forest department officials in Deogarh district for their alleged involvement in ivory smuggling.
As per information, the three were caught from a hotel in Deogarh during a r
aid by the Forest officials. Two tusks have been seized from the duo.
Acting on a tip-off about ivory smuggling, a team of Forest department conducted a raid at the hotel and took the three smugglers into custody. One of them was stated to be a local jeweller, while another person reportedly came from New Delhi.
The three are being interrogated to extract concrete information about the racket and a thorough search operation is in progress in the area following the seizure of tusks, said a Forest official. Further investigation is in progress to ascertain the exact nature of the network and involvement of others in the illegal trade.