Boudh:Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has seized two elephant tusks from a wildlife smuggler in Boudh district on yesterday evening.The accused, identified as Pramod Parida from Charada village in the district was apprehended near Telibandha Chhak at around 7 PM.The STF team,led by DSP Rashmiranjan Pattnaik and Inspector Jitu Mohan Bassera, conducted the operation based on intelligence inputs.During the search, two ivory tusks were recovered from Parida’s possession. The seized tusks,both are of around one feet long,are estimated to have a market value of approximately Rs 50 lakh, officials said.The two ivory tusks found in Parida’s possession were handed over to the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Boudh, along with the accused, for further action under the Wildlife Protection Act.
