Guwahati, Oct 21 (PTI) Four persons have been arrested and 16 tiger teeth seized from their possession in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team apprehended four persons and seized the tiger teeth, worth lakhs of rupees in the international market, from their possession in Birla in Diphu police station area, a police spokesperson said.

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Further investigation is underway, he added.

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