A 40-year-old suspected smuggler of elephant tusks has been arrested and detained at Migori police cell after he was found with trophies worth street value of Sh5.4 million.
The suspect was arrested by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers drawn from Narok and Migori counties who were acting on a tip-off from a member of the public.
According to Migori County Police Commander Manase Musyoka, the trophies weighing 54 kilograms were packed in sacks.
''By the effort of members of the public together with gallant officers from Langata KWS and Migori Kilgoris KWS team managed to net the tusks,” said Musyoka.
The suspect is said to have packed the ivories inside a charcoal sack as he moved from Narok to Migori when the officers managed to intercept him
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