India:  The officials of Anandapur wildlife division in Keonjhar  district recovered elephant tusks weighing 19 kg. The seizure was made late last night, official sources said on Tuesday.

The tusks were seized from Bayapita village under Harichandanpur police limits in the district.

Acting on a tip-off, the forest officials carried out a raid while the tusks were being smuggled in a car. As many as 14 tusks, four cellphones and the Hyundai car were seized during the raid. Three persons involved in the smuggling have been detained.

(Source: The Odisha News )