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Chinese national trafficking ivory worth over Sh200, 000 arrested at JKIA

Nairobi, Kenya: A Chinese national was arrested while carrying worked ivory valued at more than Sh200,000.

Gao Xudong, 61, was removed from a plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Monday while headed for Hong Kong through Dubai with the ivory that he had stuffed in his pocket and luggage.

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