The Thane Police have seized an ivory carving estimated to be worth Rs 2.50 crore. The police arrested two persons on the charge of smuggling elephant tusks, an official told the PTI said on Wednesday. The crime unit-I of the Thane Police in Maharashtra seized the ivory piece weighing 1.4 kilogram from Kalwa on Tuesday afternoon, he said.

"Based on a tip-off that some persons were coming to Shivaji Chowk at Kalwa to sell an elephant tusk, a police team laid a trap and nabbed the duo, who were found carrying a bag. After a search, a 34.50 cm-long and 8 cm-wide carved ivory piece was recovered from it," the official said.