Indonesia, Oct. 2 -- South Kalimantan Police have busted a cross-provincial wildlife trafficking syndicate, seizing 57.885 kilograms of pangolin scales and two hornbill bills.

"We arrested suspects with the initials RZ and RA, and seized 57.885 kilograms of pangolin scales," Director of Special Criminal Investigation at South Kalimantan Police Senior Commissioner Sigit Haryono said in Banjarmasin on Friday.

Sigit said the case began with information from the public, which was followed by an investigation by Unit III of Subdirectorate IV.

A team led by Chief of Subdirectorate IV Certain Criminal Commissioner Gita Suhandi Achmadi detected plans by two people to sell pangolin scales.

Police arrested the suspects on September 18 on Mabuun...