The police in Assam’s Barpeta district have recovered at least two ‘huge’ elephant tusks on Wednesday evening.

The tusks were recovered in a joint operation by officials and personnel of Howly police station, Barpeta Road police station and 10th Battalion of the CRPF.

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The tusks were recovered at Madulijhar area in Barpeta district of Assam at around 5:30 in the evening on Wednesday.

Five individuals, who possessed the tusks, were also arrested by the police.

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Apart from the two elephant tusks, police also seized a Swift Dzire car and three mobiles phones from the possession of those arrested.

“Yesterday 2 huge elephant tusks were recovered at Moutupori village in Howly. The operation was a joint effort by Howly and Barpeta Road PS. 5 persons carrying the tusks, have been arrested so far and the car they were travelling, has been seized,” Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta tweeted.