Tag: elephant tusks

Police arrest 3 with ivory tusks worth Ksh8.5M

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers arrested three men and handed them over to police officers after they were found with ivory tusks worth approximately Ksh8.5 million. In a statement by the National Police Service (NPS), the trio were arrested along the Garsen-Witu Road on Friday, September 20, 2024. “Police in Garsen on 20/09/2024 arrested three […]

Two suspects arrested with elephant tusks worth over Ksh9M in Busia

Kenya wildlife service officers in partnership with Busia police have arrested two suspects in possession of 26 kilograms of elephants tusks valued at Ksh9.1 million. According to Busia sub-county deputy police commander Stephen Kimunya, they laid a trap at Korinda to nab the two suspects after they received a tipoff from members of the public […]

Deputy headmaster arrested while hawking elephants tusks in his Probox

A Kajiado deputy headteacher is among five suspects arrested for poaching after being found hawking elephant tusks in Kajiado.