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Five arrested for smuggling 12 kg ivory
A flying squad of the Kerala Forest department arrested five men on Sunday for allegedly smuggling about 12 kg of ivory. Acting on a tip-off from the Forest Intelligence Wing, the squad…
The Story in Brief
A flying squad of the Kerala Forest department arrested five men on Sunday for allegedly smuggling about 12 kg of ivory. Acting on a tip-off from the Forest Intelligence Wing, the squad intercepted the suspects near a bridge at Kakkodi in Kozhikode as they were on their way to sell the contraband. The Forest department’s Thamarassery range office also assisted in the operation.
The accused, Dilshad, Fareed, Vincent, Afeel and Mohammed Rifan, hail from Kozhikode, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts. Forest department sources said the men had colluded with similar gangs operating in other parts of the state.
The Indian Opinion
The arrests show the Forest Intelligence Wing is acting on credible tips, but the accused are reportedly from three districts and part of a larger network. The real test is whether the investigation will trace the ivory back to poachers and uncover the demand chain. Unless the masterminds are caught, such arrests will only disrupt the supply line temporarily, not break it.
Source: thehindu.com
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