Dehradun, Nov. 5 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 4 Nov: The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a wildlife smuggler in possession of an elephant tusk from the Bugawala area in Haridwar district.

The accused has been identified as Ghulam Hasan alias Shamsher, a 35-year-old resident of Daulatpur Hazratpur village under Bugawala Police Station, Haridwar.

According to STF officials, the team acted quickly and caught the accused from a road near Budhva Shaheed village on the Bihari Garh-Haridwar route. During the search, the police recovered one elephant tusk, about 22 inches long, 9 inches round, and weighing 2.4 kilograms, from his possession.

STF Senior Superintendent of Police Navneet Singh Bhullar said that the WCCB, De...