by Adam Cruise | Jan 17, 2024 | News
By Cyrus Ombati, The Star A police officer and a civilian were arrested while trying to sell 645 kilos of elephant tusks in the Eastleigh area, Nairobi. The tusks would fetch about Sh60 million in the black market. The police constable and a civilian had been arrested...
by Adam Cruise | Dec 12, 2023 | News
By Lugeretzia Kooper, The Namibian Seven men arrested for illegal possession of 18 elephant tusks will remain in custody after their first appearance in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The suspects – one Namibian and six Zambian nationals – were...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 15, 2023 | News
By Cyrus Ombati, The Star Two men were on Tuesday arrested while trafficking 36 pieces of elephant tusks weighing 77 kilogrammes valued at Sh12 million in Maralal, Samburu county. The men were flagged down on the Maralal-Kisima Road on November 14 at about 9 am. The...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 10, 2023 | News
By Gobran Mohammed, Arab News Cairo International Airport customs officers arrested two foreign passengers, from Lebanon and Spain, who had attempted to smuggle ivory and drugs, respectively, into the country.In the first case, customs officers manually inspected the...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 17, 2023 | News
By Lydia Lam, Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: The director of a trading firm was sentenced to 10 months’ jail on Wednesday (Feb 15) for importing 1,787 pieces of elephant tusks from Africa into Singapore, en route to Vietnam. The tusks of the endangered species...
