Pekanbaru, Riau, Feb. 6 -- The Riau Regional Police have deployed a team to track suspects behind the illegal killing of a Sumatran elephant found shot and partially decapitated in Ukui Subdistrict, Pelalawan District.

Riau Police Criminal Investigation Director Commissioner Ade Kuncoro said investigators had conducted a crime scene examination and questioned witnesses in efforts to catch the poachers.

"We carried out the crime scene investigation and interviewed witnesses. Five people have been questioned, and necropsy and forensic laboratory results have been reviewed. We hope to solve this case quickly and arrest the suspects," Ade said on Friday in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau Province.

He confirmed a Subdit IV team from the Riau...