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Police officer, civilian nabbed trafficking ivory worth Sh3 million

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Two suspects including a police officer (R) stand next to next to some of the ivory pieces worth over Sh2.9m that there were trafficking when KWS officers arrested them in Mai Mahiu Naivasha. The suspects were trafficking the 29 pieces from Narok to Nairobi when they were arrested. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) officers in Naivasha have arrested two suspects, including a junior police officer, for trafficking elephant ivory worth close to Sh3m.

The two suspects were arrested along the Mai Mahiu-Narok road while ferrying the 29 pieces from Narok to Nairobi.

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