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2 Elephant Tusks Seized From Pet Shop, 7 Arrested
Two elephant tusks were seized from a pet shop near Pollachi in the district and seven people, including a sanitation worker and Anti-Poaching Watcher arrested on Wednesday, forest department officials said.
Two elephant tusks were seized from a pet shop near Pollachi in the district and seven people, including a sanitation worker and Anti-Poaching Watcher arrested on Wednesday, forest department officials said.
Acting on a tip off, the officials from Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (Southern Region) went to the shop at Shanmughapuram, posing as prospective customers last night.
A few forest officials also joined the team, and recovered the tusks kept concealed there and questioned the owner.
CHENNAI: Wildlife officials of the Aanamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) have seized a pair of elephant tusks from a pet shop in Pollachi and arrested seven people, including an anti-poaching watcher and a labourer with the ATR.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (Southern Region) inspectors received specific information about a pair of tusks at a pet shop in Pollachi. Under the pretext of prospective buyers, they approached the shop. In the meanwhile, the bureau officials alerted the ATR officials.
A team led by Pollachi range officer along with the bureau sleuths seized the tusks from the shop. The team arrested anti-poaching watcher K Samiyappan and ATR daily wage earner A Kathavarayan along with five others, including pet shop owner P Manikandan.
CHENNAI: Wildlife officials of the Aanamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) have seized a pair of elephant tusks from a pet shop in Pollachi and arrested seven people, including an anti-poaching watcher and a labourer with the ATR.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (Southern Region) inspectors received specific information about a pair of tusks at a pet shop in Pollachi. Under the pretext of prospective buyers, they approached the shop. In the meanwhile, the bureau officials alerted the ATR officials.
A team led by Pollachi range officer along with the bureau sleuths seized the tusks from the shop. The team arrested anti-poaching watcher K Samiyappan and ATR daily wage earner A Kathavarayan along with five others, including pet shop owner P Manikandan.