The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized two elephant tusks weighing approximately 3.7 kg during an anti-wildlife trafficking operation near Sonapur Toll Gate, around 27 km from Guwahati, on November 5.
DRI officers intercepted five suspected smugglers travelling on two two-wheelers. The suspects allegedly threatened the officers with sharp weapons before abandoning a bag containing the tusks and fleeing to a nearby village.
The seized tusks, measuring 29 and 30 inches, were handed over to the Assam State Forest Department for further investigation. The seizure was carried out under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
