Meru: Police officer, civilian arrested in possession of elephant tusks worth Ksh.12M
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A police officer from Tutwa police station, Harrison Gitonga Kanake, and a civilian identified as Hassan Galgalo were arrested in Meru for being in possession of wildlife trophies.
A vehicle they were using was intercepted by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) security team on Saturday morning.
Upon a thorough search, 23 pieces of Elephant Tusks hidden in bags all weighing 79.6kgs with a street value of Ksh.12,000,000 were recovered.
A pair of handcuffs and one police baton were also recovered in the process.
The two suspects were detained pending charges of being in possession of wildlife trophies of endangered species which is contrary to section 92(4) of the Wildlife Conservation Management Act 2013.
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