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Title:

Elephant tusk smugglers arrested in Walvis Bay

Author(s):
Terblanché N
Publication Year:
2019
Abstract:

A STING operation executed by members of the Namibian Police in the Erongo Region that were joined by officers from other regions in country saw the arrest of two men in Walvis Bay who attempted to sell elephant tusks to undercover detectives. According to Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, Erongo Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator, the two suspects aged 41 and 51 were arrested after they tried to finalise the transaction on Saturday afternoon.

Series Title:
Informanté
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
big game, poaching, big game, ivory, police, coastal area
Files:
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2019-08_Elephant tusk smugglers arrested in Walvis Bay_Informante.pdf 328.23 KB

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