India, March 8 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers in Bengaluru claim to have busted a wildlife trafficking racket with the arrest of seven people while they were trying to illegally trade two elephant tusks.

In an operation carried out on Wednesday, the DRI officers intercepted three suspects travelling in an auto-rickshaw and recovered ivory tusks concealed in a large bag in their possession.

"Subsequent investigations and coordinated efforts resulted in the arrest of four additional individuals involved in facilitating this unlawful trade,'' the DRI said in an official release.

"The two elephant tusks, totaling 6.8 kg, were recovered and seized as per Section 50 of the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972. The s...