Sri Lanka, Sept. 14 -- A retired army soldier has been arrested by Moragoda Police over alleged illegal possession of a pair of elephant tusks.

Acting on a tip-off, officers conducted an operation in the Halmillawewa area, where they found the tusks hidden in a pile of rubbish on a chena land.

Each tusk was approximately a foot in length.

The suspect, a 46-year-old resident of Namalpura, is scheduled to be produced before the Kekirawa Magistrate's Court tomorrow.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....