Wildlife officers seize elephant tusk, ivory ring and pendant; suspect arrested

Newswire reported that wildlife officers arrested a suspect in Nittambuwa after seizing part of an elephant tusk, an ivory ring and an elephant-shaped...

Newswire reported that wildlife officers arrested a suspect in Nittambuwa after seizing part of an elephant tusk, an ivory ring and an elephant-shaped ivory pendant. Officers from Horagolla National Park and the Western Regional Wildlife Office carried out the raid after a tip-off, and the suspect and items are due to be produced before the Attanagalla Magistrate’s Court.aljazeera +1

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