Guwahati, Nov 2 (IANS): A trans-national elephant smuggling syndicate was busted in Assam with the arrest of five persons, even as conservationists claimed close to 100 wild Asiatic jumbos were captured and sold in Nepal and various Indian States in the past five years.

"The ring leader of the elephant smuggling racket was arrested over the weekend from Guwahati and later four more gang member