France publicly crushes seized ivory

A large haul of ivory, worth $413,000 (Sh826 million) on the black market, was seized at Zurich airport last month on its way from Tanzania to China, Swiss authorities said on Tuesday.

The anti-poaching squad in Manyoni District has seized a total of 61 elephant tusks valued at Sh176.7 million during the past seven days.

Top security officer at Julius Nyerere International Airport arrested as investigation into haul seized in Switzerland gathers pace

The government has launched an investigation to establish how 262 kilogrammes of ivory worth $413,000 (Sh826 million) were smuggled out through Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) last month.

>Police confirmed yesterday the arrest of the suspected mastermind behind ivory trafficking across the East African region.

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Investigations into ivory seized at Zurich airport ongoing - govt
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The government said yesterday that it was still investigating the 262 kilogrammes of ivory seized last week at Zurich airport en route to China. According to reports the ivory was discovered in eight suitcases carried by three Chinese nationals who ...
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Uganda’s top wildlife official was suspended Thursday after seized ivory worth over a million dollars vanished from government strongrooms, state-run media said, although he insisted he kept his post.

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