Four elephant tusks weighing about 17 kg, including intricately carved ivory articles, were seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad, while an alleged sale deal was underway, officials said.

Three persons allegedly involved in the illegal sale were apprehended during the operation in Banjara Hills.

Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers laid a trap and intercepted the three when a transaction involving the elephant tusks and ivory articles was allegedly taking place.

The four articles, which included carved ivory trophies, were subsequently seized under provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

Trade or dealing in elephant ivory and articles made from it is prohibited under the Act, the agency said.

The DRI said it has been carrying out intelligence-based operations against illegal trafficking and trade in wildlife, wildlife trophies and articles derived from protected species across the country.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest in Manipur of its alleged kingpin who operated from Haichin in Myanmar’s Chin State, the agency said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026).

“Nengzatuan alias Tuanpi was apprehended from Churachandpur, Manipur. Investigation has established that he was one of the principal international suppliers operating from Chin State, controlling a trafficking network that routed methamphetamine and heroin through Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, and Tripura for distribution across different parts of India and Bangladesh,” said the NCB.

The accused is wanted in three cases registered by the NCB and is also connected to seven other cases instituted by the police in Churachandpur and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The NCB cases involve seizures of about 28.22 kg of methamphetamine tablets and close to 1.28 kg of heroin, valued at over ₹25 crore.

According to the NCB, the syndicate operated through a well-organised network of international suppliers, cross-border couriers, transport coordinators, local facilitators, receivers and financial handlers. It has so far been linked to seizures of methamphetamine, heroin and proceeds of crime collectively worth over ₹53 crore.

Over the past several months, the NCB has busted several syndicates with the arrest of key accused persons, including carriers, receivers, transport coordinators and local facilitators operating across Manipur and Assam.

Among them are Abdullah Ahmed of Silchar in Assam, who allegedly functioned as the principal receiver and coordinator of consignments entering the State; Lalthlamuong Pulamte of Churachandpur; Nengultinkhum Hrangngul of Pherzawl in Manipur; and Paominlen Munlo of Churachandpur, the suspected receiver in a major methamphetamine seizure.

Besides, many others involved in transportation, storage and distribution of narcotic consignments have been arrested. Their interrogation, corroborated by technical surveillance, digital evidence and financial investigation, helped the agency zero in on Nengzatuan the principal Myanmar-based supplier directing the syndicate from across the international border.

“The arrest of Nengzatuan follows the earlier arrests of Lalhmingsanga in March 2026 and Thancintuang alias Chintuang alias Tluanga in May 2026,” said the NCB.

Four persons have been arrested for tying up a security guard and attempting to steal valuables after breaking the window of a car parked inside the office premises of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on G.N. Road in T. Nagar.

According to the police, John Kennedy, a security guard employed at the DRI office, was on duty during the early hours of May 31 when two masked men scaled the compound wall and entered the premises. The intruders allegedly assaulted him, tied his hands and legs, and stuffed a cloth in his mouth, causing him to lose consciousness.

After regaining consciousness, Kennedy managed to free himself and found that the window of a car connected to an investigation and parked within the office premises had been smashed. The suspects had fled the scene by then.

Kennedy informed DRI officials, following which a complaint was lodged with the crime wing of the Teynampet Police Station. The police registered a case and launched an investigation.

After analysing CCTV camera footage and using other tools, the police identified and arrested four suspects in Thanjavur. The arrested persons were identified as Abdul Hadi, 24, of Karaikal, Anoop, 33, of Ernakulam, Adithyan, 20, of Palakkad, Kerala; and Simlal, 53, of Kollam, Kerala.

The accused were brought to Chennai and interrogated on June 8. The police seized two face masks from them. Following the inquiry, all four were produced before a court on June 8 and remanded to judicial custody.

The police said efforts are under way to trace and arrest other absconding suspects involved in the case.