The Police Special Task Force says that yesterday (1) a person was arrested in the Ambalantota Nariaya area who was hiding a 4 feet long part of the tusk of an elephant that had been shot and killed with an axe.
A 29-year-old man from Ambalantota Mamadala area has been arrested.
The raid was carried out according to information received by the officials of the Special Task Force Siambalanduwa camp.
It is said that Kotiagala has been handed over to Beettu Forest Office for further investigations.