•The police recovered the haul after conducting a search and took them as exhibits.
• The National Police Service condemned the incident and regretted that 7 elephants were killed for ivory,
Two suspected poachers were on Thursday arrested in Korinda junction in Busia county.
Police acted on a tip-off from members of the public and nabbed the two men, 60-year-old Mohamed Abbas and a 70-year-old Paul Wafula Njoka.
The suspects were using a motorbike with registration number KMEV721N in their operation.
The police recovered the haul after conducting a search. They took them as exhibits together with the motorbike.
The two suspects were taken to Busia Police station as they wait to be arraigned to answer to charges.
The National Police Service condemned the incident and regretted that 7 elephants were killed for ivory.
It raised concerns that the vice is on the rise in the country but pledged to act on the matter.
''While we sustain our multi-agency operations against poaching activities, we urge the public to protect wildlife selfishly and shun acts of criminality on our national heritage," NPS stated