Title:

Kenyan national faces indictment in New York on charges of peddling elephant tusks and rhino horns, harming more than 100 endangered animals

Author(s):
Publication Year:
2021
Abstract:

A Kenyan man accused in a multimillion-dollar operation to deal rhinoceros horns and ivory from elephant tusks - harming more than 100 endangered animals - arrived in the city Monday morning after being extradited to face charges of conspiracy to commit wildlife trafcking and other counts. Mansur Mohamed Surur, who was arrested by Kenyan authorities in late July, is accused of being part of a crew that allegedly transported and smuggled 10 tons of elephant ivory (about $4 million worth) and 400 pounds of rhinoceros horns (about $3.4 million worth) from animals in several countries in Africa, according to an indictment charging Surur and three others. Surur, 60, who was extradited Sunday, pleaded not guilty through an interpreter at his arraignment and was ordered detained.

Series Title:
Journal of African Elephants
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en

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