Three charged with illegal possession of ivory (Kenya)
Three charged with illegal possession of ivory (Kenya)
Claire Wanja, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
January 23, 2009
Three Chinese men were Friday charged with illegal possession of
government trophies at Makadara law courts.
The suspects were seized with the illegal ivory at Nairobi's Jomo
Kenyatta Airport on Thursday.
Yu Zhong, Zhngle Chen and Liu Songlu, who were all travelling to
different destinations in China, were also found with lion teeth, ivory
bracelets and necklaces.
Kenya Wildlife Service sniffer dogs stationed at the international
airport detected two processed ivory carvings weighing 2.5 kg and one
necklace concealed in a bag at 10am.
The second suspect was seized by Customs officials at 2.30pm with two
necklaces, four lion teeth and four bracelets while the third one was
arrested at 10 pm with 380g of carved ivory.
Two of the suspects were travelling from Kenya while the third was from
Uganda.
On Thursday, an armed poacher was killed in Tsavo East National Park
during a shootout with KWS rangers but his accomplice escaped.
A statement from the wildlife service said the two were hiding at an
animal watering point between Umbi airstrip and Shimo la Shetani, 60 km
from the border with Kitui District.
A G3 rifle, 17 bullets, a bundle of snares, bows and poisoned arrows
were recovered.
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