Forest officials of the Anandapur Wildlife Division in Keonjhar district recovered elephant tusks weighing 19 kg on Monday night.
The estimated value of the seizures is estimated to be around Rs 10 lakh.
The tusks were seized from Bayapita village under the Harichandanpur police station in the district by the officials of Anandpur Wildlife Division.
Acting on a tipoff, the forest officials carried out a raid while the tusks were being smuggled in a car. As many as 14 tusks, four cell-phones and the Hyundai car were seized during the raid.
Three persons involved in the smuggling were detained. The accused are being grilled to ascertain the possible involvement of others in the offence.