Mysore/Mysuru, May 27 -- * Retired woman Police officer from Andhra Pradesh among four arrested

* Nagpur Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sleuths raid Ramakrishnanagar house

In a meticulously planned operation against wildlife smuggling, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) from Nagpur, Maharashtra, raided a suspected ivory smuggling network in Mysuru and seized three elephant tusks valued at over Rs. 2 crore in the international black market. Four people have been arrested.

The operation led to the recovery of three large curved ivory tusks of varying sizes. Though the exact weight has not yet been officially disclosed, sources said such tusks generally weigh between 5 kg and 30 kg each. Elephant tusks are clas...