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Ex-CDF member arrested for cutting off dead elephant's tusk

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Friday, 6 November 2026 at 00:00
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Ex-CDF member arrested for cutting off dead elephant's tusk
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A former Civil Defence Force member has been arrested for cutting off the tusk of an elephant that was found dead without one of its tusks in the Kumbukwewa area in Kahatagasdigiliya. The arrest was made by Wildlife Department officers atta.

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  • —A former Civil Defence Force member has been arrested for cutting off the tusk of an elephant that was found dead without one of its tusks in the Kumbukwewa area in Kahatagasdigiliya.
  • —The arrest was made by Wildlife Department officers attached to Kahatagasdigiliya Wildlife Range Office, following investigations into the elephant's death.
  • —During a search [].
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