Rare elephant pearl and tusks recovered; two poachers held

Khaleej Times
July 20, 2008

BANGALORE — The Bangalore police apprehended two poachers and recovered from them a rare elephant pearl along with a pair of tusks.

Acting on a tip-off, the Bangalore police arrested two youths on Seshadri Road in the city when they were trying to sell the elephant pearl popularly known as ‘Gajamuthu’ and a pair of tusks that had been concealed in a bag.

The elephant pearl, which is in the shape and size of a hen’s egg, is expected to fetch a high price in the international market, police officials said.

The ivory tusks seized from the poachers weighs around 10kgs. “The notional value of the recovered items is estimated to be more than Rs3 million,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bangalore West, Shivakumar told reporters.

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