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Suspected tusker tusk theft officer remanded
A former Civil Defence officer was remanded until November 19 after being arrested for the suspected removal of a tusk from a dead elephant in Kahatagasdigiliya. Wildlife officers recovered items including a hacksaw and explosive devices during searches.
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- A former Civil Defence Force officer was arrested in connection with the suspected removal of a tusk from a dead elephant in Kahatagasdigiliya, Anuradhapura.1
- Wildlife officers conducted a special search operation and recovered items including a hacksaw and plant material believed to have been taken from where the animal died.1
- Wildlife officers arrested a former Civil Security officer suspected of cutting off the tusk of an elephant found dead in Kumbukwewa, Meeminnawala, Kahatagasdigiliya.3
- The suspect was remanded until November 18 after being produced before the Kahatagasdigiliya Magistrate's Court.3
- The Department of Wildlife Conservation said a post-mortem examination took place and they recovered the right tusk and remaining portion of the left tusk from the dead tusker.1
- Officers also found an explosive device made using two petrol bottles and elephant firecrackers at the suspect's residence.3
- The suspect was arrested by officers under the guidance of Anuradhapura Wildlife Range Officer Dhammika Sanjeewa.3
1 NewsWire English · 2 Ada Derana · 3 Asian Mirror