4 traffickers arrested with an elephant tusk and 5 ivory pieces

4 traffickers arrested with an elephant tusk and 5 ivory pieces all weighing over 27 kg. A trafficker was arrested with an elephant tusk; he denounced another trafficker leading to the arrest of 3 more traffickers with 5 pieces of ivory in a follow up operation. He concealed the elephant tusk in a backpack and arrived on a motorbike. He was apprehended as he attempted to sell the elephant tusk. During questioning, he revealed the identity of the brain behind the trafficking, a well-known woman who lives in a locality called Mbomo. The woman and two other traffickers were arrested over the following days and 5 pieces of ivory were seized.