The RMC Yard police have arrested three persons and recovered an elephant tusk weighing 13.5 kg from them.
The accused have been identified as A.B. Dharmanna (35), Basavanna (48) and Manja (28). The accused were caught red handed while they were waiting at the Yeshwanthpur metro station to sell the tusk to a client.
The police have taken the trio into custody and are trying to ascertain the source of the tusk.