யானைத் தந்தத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியை விற்பனை செய்ய முயன்ற இருவர் கைது

Newswire reports that officers from the North Western Wildlife Special Raids Unit acted near Badagamuwa Forest Reserve in Kurunegala on Tuesday (27), using undercover operatives during an effort to stop a proposed sale of part of an elephant tusk. The reported price was Rs. 800,000.

Newswire identifies the two men as 26 and 32, from Tissamaharama and Rambukkana respectively. It says both are employed as managers at an animal farm in the Ibbagamuwa area.

Newswire reports that the men appeared before the Kurunegala Magistrate on Wednesday (28) and were ordered held until November 6. Tamilmirror’s headline also reports that two people were taken into custody over an attempt to sell part of an elephant tusk, while its teaser locates the matter at Badagamuwa forest.