Tanzania police seize 61 elephant tusks in southern region

Tanzania police seize 61 elephant tusks in southern region
GlobalPost
DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Police in Tanzania's southern region of Mtwara said on Thursday that they have seized 61 elephant tusks and arrested two suspects in connection with the tusks. Augustine Ollomi, Mtwara regional police commander, ...

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10 years ago

WireUpdate

10 Dec

Tanzanian police seize more than 200 elephant tusk pieces

Tanzanian police seize more than 200 elephant tusk pieces
WireUpdate
DODOMA, TANZANIA (BNO NEWS) — Police in Tanzania confiscated more than 200 elephant tusk pieces this week, nearly two weeks after custom authorities in Hong Kong seized a container full of illegal ivory tusks from the African country, Tanzanian ...

 

10 years ago

GlobalPost

19 Dec

Africa Focus: Southern Tanzania's wildlife sanctuaries see less elephant poaching

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Africa Focus: Southern Tanzania's wildlife sanctuaries see less elephant poaching
GlobalPost
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Elephant poaching in two wildlife sanctuaries in Tanzania's southern highlands has gone down for the past one year due to what game experts described as effective surveillance systems. The two wildlife sanctuaries ...

 

11 years ago

Firstpost

16 Feb

Tanzania police seize 58 pieces of ivory

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Tanzania police seize 58 pieces of ivory
Firstpost
Dar es Salaam, Feb 16 (IANS) Police in Tanzania's southern region of Mtwara said Saturday that they have seized 58 pieces of ivory valued at $440,000 and arrested three people in connection with the haul. The seizure of the ivory comes three days after ...
Government efforts in curbing poaching need supportDaily News
Tanzania Police Seize 58 Tuskers, Arrest 3 in ConnectionCRIENGLISH.com
President Jakaya...

 

10 years ago

GlobalPost

13 Oct

Tanzania's police seize 175 kg marijuana

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Tanzania's police seize 175 kg marijuana
GlobalPost
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's police have impounded 175 kg of marijuana which were en-route to eastern coastal city of Tanga from northern region of Arusha, local police has said. "So, far two people have been arrested in possession of ...

 

11 years ago

CRIENGLISH.Com

15 Feb

Tanzania Police Seize 58 Tuskers, Arrest 3 in Connection

IPPmedia
Tanzania Police Seize 58 Tuskers, Arrest 3 in Connection
CRIENGLISH.com
Police in Tanzania's southern region of Mtwara said on Saturday that they have seized 58 pieces of ivory valued at 440,000 U.S. dollars and arrested three people in connection with the haul. The seizure of the ivory comes hardly three days after President ...
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State employs 500 rangers to fight poachingDaily News

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10 years ago

GlobalPost

18 Aug

Senior policeman arrested with elephant tusks in northwest Kenya

Coastweek
Senior policeman arrested with elephant tusks in northwest Kenya
GlobalPost
NAROK, Kenya, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Police said on Monday a senior Kenyan police officer and another suspect were arrested with two elephant's tusks worth 71,000 U.S. dollars in Narok, about 100 km southwest of the country's capital Nairobi.
Police officer among two arrested with Sh6.2 million elephant tusks in NarokThe Star
Millions of wildebeest cross Mara river during August migrationCoastweek

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9 years ago

Huffington Post

04 Sep

Artificial Elephant Tusks Are Being Used To Help Track The Illegal Ivory Trade

Huffington Post
Artificial Elephant Tusks Are Being Used To Help Track The Illegal Ivory Trade
Huffington Post
The replicas are equipped with GPS tracking technology to allow law enforcement to follow their path. Headshot of Joseph Erbentraut. Joseph Erbentraut Chicago Editor, The Huffington Post. Posted: 09/04/2015 02:07 PM EDT.
Video: Ivory Trade and Slave Trade Linked Throughout HistoryNational Geographic
Ivory smugglers exposed using fake elephant tusks with GPS trackers...

 

9 years ago

Daily News

02 Sep

Three charged for organised crime and illegal possession of elephant tusks

Three charged for organised crime and illegal possession of elephant tusks
Daily News
THREE people appeared before Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam charged for organised crime and being found with elephant tusks valued at 126m/-, property of the government, without any permit. They are Suleiman Mohamed (36), ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

04 Apr

Mtwara resident nabbed with 35 elephant tusks worth over 400m/=

Mtwara resident nabbed with 35 elephant tusks worth over 400m/=
IPPmedia
Police have arrested Julius Abeid (32), a resident at Likula Village, Nanyumbu District in Mtwara region with 35 elephant tusks worth 451,440,000/-. Mtwara Regional Police Commander Zelothe Stephen told a news conference here yesterday that the suspect ...

 

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