Villager arrested with 30 kilos of elephant tusks in Keiyo
The Star News
02 July 2024 – 08:11
The tusks were valued at about Sh3 million, police said.
A villager was at the weekend arrested after he was found with 30 kilos of elephant tusks valued at Sh3 million in Keiyo, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
A villager was at the weekend arrested after he was found with 30 kilos of elephant tusks valued at Sh3 million in Keiyo, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
This increased the number of those arrested over the trafficking of ivory in the past days to three and the value of the recovered tusks to Sh5.9 million.
They include a police officer, police said.
The latest incident happened within the Chepkinoyo area, Elgeyo Marakwet where police raided the house of a local and recovered two elephant tusks weighing 30 kilos and valued at Sh3 million.
The incident happened on Sunday, June 30.
This followed a tip from locals who told police an elephant had been killed and the suspect was keeping the tusks.
He was detained at a local police station pending arraignment.
A police officer and a civilian were Sunday arrested while trafficking elephant tusks valued at Sh2.9 million in Naivasha, Nakuru County.
The two were intercepted by police and Kenya Wildlife Service personnel in the Longonot area at about 9 am as they moved in a car with the 20 pieces of elephant tusks weighing 29 kilos.
Police said the arrested policeman was attached to Utheri Wa Lari police station in Naivasha.
The second suspect was a civilian who is said to have been the owner of the cargo.
They were detained at the Naivasha police cells pending arraignment on Monday, July 1, 2024…………………..
