Sh180 million ivory seized in Manyoni

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.

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

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.

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

Three tonnes of confiscated ivory worth more than $6m (£3.7m) is publicly destroyed in France to raise international pressure against elephant poaching.

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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.

Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Manyoni, Bi Fatma Hassani Toufiq katika moja ya shughuli za kujenga taifa mkoani Singida.(Picha na Jumbe Ismailly).

Na Jumbe Ismailly,Manyoni        

MAKAZI ya walemavu na wasiojiweza ya Sukamahela,wilayani Manyoni,Mkoani Singida yalianzishwa mwaka 1974 katika Kijiji cha Sukamahela,kata na tarafa ya Kilimatinde chini ya Idara ya Ustawi wa jamii kwa dhamana ya serikali.

Makazi hayo yaliyoanzishwa mwaka 1974 yalikuwa na walemavu 148 wakiwemo wanaume 57,wanawake  51,watoto wa...

Sh44 Million Ivory 'Was From 160 Elephants'
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The 314 pieces of ivory, allegedly found in possession of Mombasa businessman Feisal Ali Mohamed, were extracted from 160 elephants, a court heard on Wednesday. The trophy, weighing 2,152 kilograms and valued at Sh44 million, was harvested from ...