"We have arrested five persons last night and recovered about 100 kg smuggled ivory from a house in the Narottampur area," Vijay Bhushan, city SP, told PTI. He said that three machines used in the nefarious trade have also been seized from the house. "We got information about this business being run from a house in Narottampur colony. Two sub-inspectors were deputed near the house and once we were sure, we raided the particular house, only to find the entire Gupta family involved in ivory smuggling,"he said. The arrested have been identified as Ram Kishore Gupta, his sons Gangotri and Vikky, besides relatives Kamlesh and Manoj. Cops have allegedly recovered about 100 kg ivory stuffed in six sacks from an underground room in the house. Three machines used in making ivory toys were also recovered apart from bones of animals, idols and other decorative items. Following the report, senior official of the forest departments, including Divisional Forest Officer LR Bairawa, reached the Lankapolice station and confirmed that 100 kg haul was pure ivory."The ivory recovered is worth more than Rs one crore in the international market,"he said.