Three police officers arrested in Kitengela, elephant tusks, guns recovered

Three police officers  and a civilian were on Saturday arrested in Kitangela after they were reportedly found in possession of five elephant tusks, two pistols and 30 bullets.

OCPD Kingela Patrick Manyasi confirmed the incident. 

The four were arrested by officers attached to Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) at a roadblock in Kitengela.

KWS officers had trailed the suspects all the way from Eldoret before their dramatic arrest in Kitengela. The arrest followed a tip off.

The suspects were driving in an old Subaru vehicle, registration number KAZ 604, when they were arrested. The suspects are said to have drawn their pistols during their arrest, in what witnesses likened to a movie.

The Suspects have been identified as Richard Kipleting, a police constable, Philip Lupanga, a police constable attached to Judiciary Milimani as a driver, Ben Kiplang'at Koskei attached to a senior politician from Eldoret, and Charles Nzuki, a civilian.

The five tusks are said to weigh 29 kilograms, all worth Ksh. 2.9 million. The suspects were taken to Kitengela Police Station before being transferred to KSW holding in Lang'ata.