123 Kolkata: Four persons were detained near Hazra crossing with four elephant tusks — each around 1 foot — by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and the state forest dept's wildlife crime control unit on Thursday. Sources said that while three are from Bihar, the other person is from Jharkhand. In Kolkata, they were staying in New Alipore.
"During questioning, we came to know that the jumbos — most likely sub-adults — were poached at Barbil on Odisha-Jharkhand border in 2022. One of the four got hold of the tusks in 2024. While two have taxis here, the third is an antique dealer. The fourth person is still being quizzed. They have been handed over to the crime control unit that will produce them in court on Friday," said an official.
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