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Court orders detention of elderly rhino ivory trafficking suspects

Suspected Wildlife Traffickers Feiswal Mohamed and Mohammed Hassan Kontoma at the JKIA Law Courts on August 28, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

A court in Nairobi has ordered a 10-day detention of two men suspected of involvement in the trafficking of rhino ivories with an estimated value of Sh10 million.

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Njeri Thuku allowed Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) investigators to continue holding Feiswal Mohammed Ali (58) and Mohammed Hassan Kontoma (75) pending further investigations.

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