Six arrested for alleged elephant tusk smuggling in Pudukottai
Forest Department officials in Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, have arrested six individuals for smuggling elephant tusks. The suspects were intercepted following a tip-off, and authorities are currently investigating the source of the contraband.
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Illegal wildlife trade poses a significant threat to biodiversity and conservation efforts in the region.
The Forest Department arrested six persons on Saturday for allegedly smuggling elephant tusks in Pudukottai district.
According to sources, the tusks are suspected to have been brought from the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border. Acting on a tip-off that elephant tusks were being brought to Pudukottai for sale, a special forest team kept surveillance and intercepted the suspects near Kepparai.
The arrested were identified as Arulanantham and Swaminathan from Pudukkottai, Rohit and Vinoth from Ramanathapuram, Karthikeyan from Sivaganga and Sivakumar from Salem. Forest officials seized two elephant tusks, seven mobile phones, and a two-wheeler from the accused.
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