Two suspects have been arrested near the Badagamuwa Forest Reserve in Kurunegala for allegedly attempting to sell a fragment of an elephant tusk for Rs. 800,000.
The arrests were made on Tuesday (27) by officers of the North Western Wildlife Special Raids Unit, who deployed undercover operatives to apprehend the suspects during the attempted sale.
The suspects, aged 26 and 32, are residents of Tissamaharama and Rambukkana. Both reportedly work as managers at an animal farm in the Ibbagamuwa area.
The two suspects were produced before the Kurunegala Magistrate on Wednesday (28) and remanded until November 6. (Newswire)