A man who police and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), claimed is a kingpin in ivory trade arraigned at the JKIA Law Courts on Wednesday
Police and KWS said Feiswal Mohammed Ali, alias Feisal is an international wildlife trafficker.
He, alongside his long-term accomplice, Mohammed Hassan Kontoma, following their arrest in Mombasa County.
The presiding magistrate granted the defence lawyer’s request for additional time to review affidavits filed by investigators seeking to hold the suspects further for ongoing investigations.
As a result, the matter was deferred to August 28, 2025.
On August 26, 2025, the two suspects were intercepted at Mama Ngina Drive, Mombasa, in possession of two pieces of rhino horn weighing 2.2 kilograms valued at Sh2 million.
Intelligence reports indicate they were actively seeking a buyer for the trophies at the time of their arrest.
They were initially held at Mombasa Central Police Station before being transferred to Langata Police Station in Nairobi, ahead of today’s arraignment at the JKIA Law Courts, which has jurisdiction over transnational organized crimes.
Feisal is not a new name in global wildlife trafficking circles.
He was first arrested in June 2014 in connection with 228 pieces of ivory weighing 2,152 kilograms, seized at a motor vehicle warehouse in Tudor, Mombasa.
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