hailakandi two persons have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle seven primates in a truck in assams hailakandi district a top police officer said the vehicle was coming from neighbouring mizoram when it was intercepted on monday nighthailakandi superintendent of police navneet mahanta said the truck had jumped a signal for checking at ramnathpur near the assammizoram borderon being alerted personnel of jamira police station erected a naka checkpoint and intercepted the truck the animals were recovered while searching the vehicle mahanta said the driver and the handyman of the truck have been arrested the sp saidveterinary doctors were called in to examine the animals which were later handed to the forest department the animals would be worth several crores in the international market we are investigating the matter the officer added