<p>In a suspected case of poaching, police in Assam's hilly Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday seized 16 teeth of tigers and arrested four persons.</p>.<p>Assam police headquarters in Guwahati said the four were arrested during an operation launched by police based on intelligence inputs about the movement of some suspected poachers. </p>.<p>The four suspected poachers were caught with the tiger teeth at Birla under Diphu police station in Karbi Anglong district, about 500 km from Guwahati.</p>.<p>"All four are suspected to be involved in smuggling of animal parts. An investigation is underway to divulge further details from them," said an official.</p>.<p>Police said they suspected the four to be smugglers of rhino horns as Karbi Anglong shares a border with the Kaziranga National Park, the home to the largest number of one-horned rhinos. Poaching of rhinos is a serious concern in Assam, particularly in Kaziranga.</p>.<p>The recovery of tiger teeth came as a surprise to the police which also suggested the presence of a gang of smugglers targeting the Royal Bengal Tigers found either in the jungles of Karbi Anglong or in Kaziranga.</p>.<p>The recovery comes on a day Kaziranga was opened for tourists.</p>
<p>In a suspected case of poaching, police in Assam's hilly Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday seized 16 teeth of tigers and arrested four persons.</p>.<p>Assam police headquarters in Guwahati said the four were arrested during an operation launched by police based on intelligence inputs about the movement of some suspected poachers. </p>.<p>The four suspected poachers were caught with the tiger teeth at Birla under Diphu police station in Karbi Anglong district, about 500 km from Guwahati.</p>.<p>"All four are suspected to be involved in smuggling of animal parts. An investigation is underway to divulge further details from them," said an official.</p>.<p>Police said they suspected the four to be smugglers of rhino horns as Karbi Anglong shares a border with the Kaziranga National Park, the home to the largest number of one-horned rhinos. Poaching of rhinos is a serious concern in Assam, particularly in Kaziranga.</p>.<p>The recovery of tiger teeth came as a surprise to the police which also suggested the presence of a gang of smugglers targeting the Royal Bengal Tigers found either in the jungles of Karbi Anglong or in Kaziranga.</p>.<p>The recovery comes on a day Kaziranga was opened for tourists.</p>
