Ivory worth Rs. 150,000 seized in Orissa

From correspondents in Orissa, India, 06:32 PM IST Forest officials in Mayurbanj district have seized ivory worth Rs. 150,000 from a smuggler. The tusk weighing 21.9 kg and cut into five pieces, was seized from the accused Wednesday by forest officials at Malapada village in Mayurbanj district, about 350 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar. 'Acting on a tip-off about the smuggling of ivory by a tribal, we laid a trap early Wednesday to catch him red-handed,' said Range Officer................................. full news at: http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20071018/75931.htm