Detectives in Mombasa have seized elephant tusks worth millions of shillings hidden on logs at the port.
The consignment was nabbed by KRA and multi-agency operatives comprising Interpol and CID officers.
KRA commissioner David Yego said the ivory was hidden in two containers destined for Cambodia.
Detectives seizes elephant tusks hidden in logs at the Port of Mombasa. Photo/ELKANA JACOB
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Regional police commander Akello Odhiambo said that they will issue a final report upon completion of verification.
"A full report will be issued upon completion of verification.The officers are tracking the suspects," he said.
Detectives seizes elephant tusks hidden in logs at the Port of Mombasa. Photo/ELKANA JACOB
Last week, a
man who had been found with two elephant tusks worth Sh1.8 million was sentenced to five years in jail or pay a fine of Sh1 million.
Geoffrey Njogu was sentenced on Thursday by Kibera principal magistrate Benard Ochoi, two years after he was found with the tusks.
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