Banda Aceh, Aceh, April 27 -- The Aceh police arrested two ivory traders at Kota Mini market in Mutiara Timur, Pidie District, after local cops received a tip-off from local residents about their illegal elephant ivory trading activities.

The suspects, only identified as MD, 50, and BSR, 30, were apprehended on Thursday evening, April 25, 2024, Aceh Special Criminal Investigation Director Senior Commissioner Winardy stated here, Friday.

The cops seized two Sumatran elephant tusks that the suspects carried and a vehicle they used for transporting their evidence of crime, he revealed, adding that MD and BSR are the residents of Pidie District.

The cops could arrest them owing to the local residents' tip-off, Winardy remarked while thanki...