Ivory smuggling racket busted in Balasore

Balasore, Sep 5: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch and Forest Department personnel busted an ivory smuggling racket in Balasore district. Five miscreants from Khaira and Oupada areas of the district have been arrested in this connection on Saturday night. In a joint operation, the officials raided an undisclosed location in Khaira area on Saturday night and seized 10 pieces of elephant tusk.