A man who had traveled from Samburu to Nairobi with a suitcase containing ten kilos of elephant tusks valued at about Sh1 million was arrested as he waited to be picked up.
The man was on Thursday August 14 confronted by police who were acting on a tip off and arrested with the suitcase containing the three pieces of tusks. The incident happened at the Globe Cinema Roundabout, police said.
He told police he was waiting to be picked up for a meeting with a potential buyer when he was confronted.
He was taken to custody pending arraignment.
Police said the suspect will be charged with the offence of being in Possession of Wildlife Trophies of Endangered Species Contrary to Section 92(4) of the Wildlife Conservation Management Act 2013.
This is the latest seizure of ivory to be made in a series in the past months.
This indicates elephants are being killed despite stringent measures in place to address the menace of poaching.
Elephant tusks fetch a fortune in the black market as a surge in demand for ivory in the East continues to fuel the illicit trade in elephant tusks, especially from Africa.
Officials say despite a ban on the international trade in ivory, African elephants are still being poached in large numbers.
As part of efforts to stop the menace, Kenya has started using high-tech surveillance equipment, including drones, to track poachers and keep tabs on elephants and rhinos.
Boinnet In Port-au-Prince, Meets New Haiti President Amid Push For More Deployments
