Ivory suspects await bond ruling

Abdulrahman Mahmoud Sheikh, Sheikh Mahmoud Abdulrahman, Mahmoud Abdulrahman Sheikh, Lucy Muthoni Kahoto, Musa Jacob Lithare and Samwel Mboto Mundia at the Mombasa Law Courts on Tuesday. They denied exporting ivory trophies to Thailand. A ruling on their bond request will be made tomorrow. [PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD]

Six people accused of trafficking ivory worth Sh576 million between Kenya and Thailand were on Tuesday charged at the Mombasa Law Courts with trading in trophies of endangered wildlife species.

The six, who were arrested on diverse dates last month, have been in detention at Port Police Station in Mombasa for over 30 days as police investigated them.