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I’m innocent, says key suspect in Sh44m ivory trafficking case

Kenya's ivory trade kingpin suspect Feisal Ali Mohammed at the Mombasa law courts during the hearing of his sh44 million case of ivory jointly with his co-accused, March 25, 2015.  [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

A key suspect in the Sh44 million ivory trafficking trial in Mombasa claims he had never seen elephant tusks before his arrest.

He also claims he was betrayed by a Kenyan police informer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he was arrested on December 22 2014.

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