A tip-off was received and officers from various task teams worked together to effect the arrests on the N12. A joint police operation has resulted in the arrest of four suspects after they were found in possession of three elephant tusks. The arrest took place on Saturday on the N12 near Potchefstroom. According to North-West police spokesperson Captain Aafje Botma, the arrest emanated from a follow-up made on intelligence received earlier that day. "The information was operationalised and a Renault sedan was stopped by a team consisting of [the] Flying Squad, Crime Prevention and the Drug Task Team. Three elephant tusks were found in the boot of their vehicle," states Botma.