Two persons have been arrested in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.
They were caught by police for possessing elephant tusk on February 26.
The forest officials recovered 8 pieces of elephant tusk weighing 44.9 kg from the possession of two persons.
While speaking to media, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Baripada, Santosh Joshi said, "We have recovered 8 pieces of elephant tusk weighing 44.9 kg from the possession of two persons.
We have seized their bike.
Probe is on in this regard."
