2 arrested for smuggling 5kg ivory in UP

Two men were arrested in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly smuggling 5kg ivory, police said today.

The traffickers were arrested by the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police, with the help of Wildlife SOS, an NGO working for animal rights, and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.

"They were arrested while travelling in an SUV from Pratapgarh to Allahabad," Arvind Chaturvedi, Additional SP of UPs STF said.

A non-bailable warrant had been pending against one of the accused for illegally holding an elephant captive.

"It appeared that the accused chopped off the elephants tusk for ivory. The ivory has been seized," the officer said.

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