The National Police Service has announced the arrest of four suspects over possession of ivory worth an estimated Kes 2 million shillings in Makindu, Makueni County.
According to police, the four suspects were 34-year-old Stephen Kitavi, 39-year-old Peter Kioko, Shadrack Kyalo Muange, 47, and Danstan Musyoka, 54.
“The suspects were found in possession of six pieces of ivory tusks weighing 6.8 kilograms.”
The multi-agency team comprised NPS officers from Makindu Police Station, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and their counterparts from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
The suspects were detained at Makindu Police Station awaiting arraignment on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
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