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Police launch manhunt for suspect in illegal ivory trade, arrest one

Elephant tusks valued at Sh5.1 million nabbed in Salawa area on January 31, 2021. [File, Standard].

Police in Migori have launched a search for a suspect implicated in an alleged illegal ivory trade. 

Kuria West Sub-County Police Commander Reuben Bett, who confirmed the arrest, said they acted on a tip-off from residents who led them to a residential home where two men were found in illegal possession of elephant tusks weighing 28 kilograms.

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