Man arrested with elephant tusks
June 7, 2013 02:21 pm
A suspect has been arrested by officers of the Anuradhapura anti-vice unit while attempting to sell a pair of elephant tusks.
Police said the arrest was made near the Kala Oya Bridge last night after an officer disguised as a potential buyer approached the suspect.
The ivory tusks seized from the suspect, are believed to have been obtained from a tusker poached at the Wilpattu National Park.
The suspect, a 65-year-old resident of Pahala Puliyankulama, is to be produced at the Thambuththegama Magistrate’s Court today.
Police said the arrest was made near the Kala Oya Bridge last night after an officer disguised as a potential buyer approached the suspect.
The ivory tusks seized from the suspect, are believed to have been obtained from a tusker poached at the Wilpattu National Park.
The suspect, a 65-year-old resident of Pahala Puliyankulama, is to be produced at the Thambuththegama Magistrate’s Court today.
