Mozambican man found with ivory in Malawi
Russell Kondowe, Malawi 24
January 18, 2024
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Police at Namwera in Mangochi have arrested 26-year-old Mozambican national
Moses Paul Banda for illegal possession of ivory.
Banda was arrested yesterday by police detectives at Namwera in Mangochi.
According to Mangochi Police spokesperson Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi,
police received a tip from members of the community that the suspect was
attempting to sell pieces of elephant ivory.
The detectives teamed up with the Wildlife Crime Investigation Unit and
they intercepted the suspect while he was on a motorcycle crossing Mandimba
Bridge, heading towards Chiponde direction.
“He was found with two pieces of raw tusk weighing 5 kilograms each hidden
inside the bag that the man was carrying,” said Daudi.
The suspect will appear before court soon after investigations are
completed to answer the charge of illegal possession of specimens of listed
species without a licence contrary to section 110(b) of National Parks and
Wildlife Act.
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