Suspect Arrested with Six Elephant Tusks Valued at Sh1.5 Million in Laikipia
By KahawaTungu Reporter May 11, 2024
A man believed to be a poacher was Saturday May 11 arrested with six elephant tusks in Kirima Olmoran area, Laikipia County.
This was after police raided his house in Olmoran shopping centre .
The officers said they recovered six pieces of ivory concealed inside a green sack of 90 kilograms and a brown sack of 50 kilograms.
The consignment weighed 15 kilograms, police said.
The suspect was detained awaiting to be arraigned on Monday May 13, 2024, police said adding the Value of the consignment is estimated to be Sh1.5 million.
This indicates at least two elephants were killed to fetch the tusks and probably in the nearby Laikipia parks.
The suspect will be arraigned for relevant offences under the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2013 (WCMA).
They will be charged with dealing in wildlife trophies of an endangered species without a permit or other lawful exemptions, contrary to Section 92(2) as read with Section 105(1) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013…….
