Police seized leopard skins during a vehicle search in Kalahandi district on Wednesday.
But the two smugglers involved in the racket managed to give the cops a slip.
According to reports, the leopard skins were being smuggled by two persons on a bike from Ambadola in the morning.
Acting on a tipoff, a team of the Biswanathpur police blocked the road near Dhanrabhata.
However, the two accused fled from the spot, leaving behind their bikeand a sack filled with leopard skins.
Later, the police seized the items including the leopard skins and handed over them to Kalahandi district forest officials.
An operation was underway to nab the persons involved in the leopard skin racket in the district.