He was nabbed along with the tusks near Telibandha Chhak in Boudh police station area in Boudh district around 7 pm on Sunday, the statement said.
The STF team, with help from Boudh forest range officers, conducted a raid along Boudh-Sonepur Road (NH-57) near Telibandha Chhak and nabbed Parida and seized the ivory pieces, the statement said.
The seized ivory pieces were handed over to the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Boudh, along with the accused, for further action under the Wildlife Protection Act, it said, adding further investigation is underway. PTI AAM AAM ACD