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Man, 53, arrested with 11 pieces of elephant tusks in Kilifi

Police are holding a 53-year-old man after he was found in possession of 11 pieces of elephant tusks weighing 55 kilograms.

The suspect identified as Changawa Koi Kaisha, was nabbed at Chapungu village in Kaloleni, Kilifi County by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations in collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Service officers from Mombasa on Tuesday.

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