Mozambique: Five detained in Tete in possession of 11 elephant tusks – Noticias

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Mozambique: Five detained in Tete in possession of 11 elephant tusks –
Noticias
The Club of Mozambique
May 4, 2021

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https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-five-detained-in-tete-in-possession-of-11-elephant-tusks-noticias-191256/
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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/