Angul: Two tusks seized by STF, 1 held

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | June 02, 2022 IST

Bhubaneswar, June 2: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch and Angul forest officials seized two elephant tusks weighing 04 kg 500 gram and other incriminating materials from the possession of a wildlife criminal during a raid on Wednesday. The wildlife criminal has been identified as Duryadhan Pradhan of Betara, Kandhakoili under Purunakote police limits of the district. On the basis of reliable information regarding dealing/possession of wildlife products by wildlife criminals, a team of STF conducted a raid with the help of Angul Forest officials near Kandhakoili village under Purunakote police limits of the district. The arrested wildlife criminal could not furnish any authority in support of the possession for which he was detained and handed over to Angul Forest officials for necessary legal action at their end. Special drive against the wildlife criminals/poachers is continuing. Since 2020, STF has seized as many as 26 elephant tusks.

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