Fugitive Feisal Ali Mohamed still at large, wanted for allegedly dealing in wildlife trophies
16th October, 2014
The fight against a poaching got a shot in the arm today after Interpol issued a red notice alert for the Kenyan Feisal Ali Mohamed.
Feisal Ali Mohamed, 46, is wanted for allegedly dealing in wildlife trophies and has been a fugitive of the law since early June this year, when an arrest warrant was issued against him by the Kenya police.
The warrant was issued in connection to the seizure of 228 tusks and 74 ivory pieces, all weighing over two tonnes at a motor vehicle warehouse in Mombasa. The Kenya wildlife service said at the time that this was the largest ivory seizure this year.
The red alert notice is as a result of a petition by wildlife direct presented to the inspector general in august this year. The red alert means that Feisal may be extradited from any Interpol member country he may be hiding in, to face trial in Kenya. If convicted, he is liable to a fine of not less than kshs.20million or life imprisonment.