In a crucial operation towards wildlife protection, a Mozambican national has been arrested at Namwera, Mangochi, charged with the illegal possession of a protected wildlife species. The arrest, a serious violation of section 110(b) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act, signifies the ongoing fight against wildlife trafficking, a crime increasingly crossing national boundaries and threatening global biodiversity. Caught in the act was 26-year-old Moses Paul Banda, a Mozambican citizen. The arrest was made by diligent police detectives operating in Namwera in Mangochi, based on a community tip-off. Hidden in a bag Banda was carrying were two pieces of raw ivory tusks, each weighing a significant 5 kilograms. The illicit item, a symbol of the rampant wildlife trafficking that plagues our planet, was seized, and Banda was promptly taken into custody.