GUWAHATI : In a joint operation, the sleuths of Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police and WCCB, Assam unit recovered a large number of animal parts including 12 ivory pieces and apprehended five poachers in Assam’s Nagaon district on Wednesday, an official said. “During the joint operation 12 numbers of ivory, 2 numbers of tiger canine, 15 numbers of rhino hooves, one deer antler, 1.031 kg of pangolin scale and 5 numbers of mobile phones were recovered and seized from their possession. The apprehended five poachers and the recovered and seized items were handed over to Jakhalabandha police station by the STF team for initiating legal actions against the perpetrators and for further investigation,” the senior police official said.
