Mozambique: Five detained in Tete in possession of 11 elephant tusks –
Noticias
The Club of Mozambique
May 4, 2021
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Five Mozambican citizens were detained by the National Criminal
Investigation Service (SERNIC) in Tete city and Chitima, a village in
Cahora-Bassa district, on Monday, having being found in possession of 11
elephant tusks, lions’ teeth, a leopard skin and a pangolin skeleton.
SERNIC spokesperson Celina Roque told Noticias that the gang was caught by
National Administration of Conservation Areas [ANAC] rangers, who heard
about a group of individuals trying to sell wild animal trophies.
“After the complaint, SERNIC took to the field, and ended up catching the
five individuals red-handed in Vila de Chitima and Cidade de Tete,” Roque
confirmed.
Our source added that wild animals were killed in Mágoè National Park,
which covers the Cahora-Bassa, Mágoè and Changara districts in Tete
province.
The individuals detained claimed that the trophies were acquired from
poachers in Cahora-Bassa and Mágoè, and were destined to be sold in the
provincial capital of Tete province.
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-five-detained-in-tete-in-possession-of-11-elephant-tusks-noticias-191256/
Mozambique: Five detained in Tete in possession of 11 elephant tusks –
Noticias
The Club of Mozambique
May 4, 2021
See link
<https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-five-detained-in-tete-in-possession-of-11-elephant-tusks-noticias-191256/>
for photo.
Five Mozambican citizens were detained by the National Criminal
Investigation Service (SERNIC) in Tete city and Chitima, a village in
Cahora-Bassa district, on Monday, having being found in possession of 11
elephant tusks, lions’ teeth, a leopard skin and a pangolin skeleton.
SERNIC spokesperson Celina Roque told Noticias that the gang was caught by
National Administration of Conservation Areas [ANAC] rangers, who heard
about a group of individuals trying to sell wild animal trophies.
“After the complaint, SERNIC took to the field, and ended up catching the
five individuals red-handed in Vila de Chitima and Cidade de Tete,” Roque
confirmed.
Our source added that wild animals were killed in Mágoè National Park,
which covers the Cahora-Bassa, Mágoè and Changara districts in Tete
province.
The individuals detained claimed that the trophies were acquired from
poachers in Cahora-Bassa and Mágoè, and were destined to be sold in the
provincial capital of Tete province.
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-five-detained-in-tete-in-possession-of-11-elephant-tusks-noticias-191256/