A Poacher arrested with elephant tusk in Tsavo West National Park.
Kenya Wildlife Service has arrested a suspected poacher in possession of an elephant tusk at Elerai area in Tsavo West National Park.
The tusk is suspected to be one of the two extracted from an elephant which was killed at Losoito in Tsavo West National Park, close to a month ago.
Acting on reliable Intelligence, KWS officers backed by multi-agency personnel, and cross border teams - including officials from Tanzania – mounted intense investigation into the matter.
These efforts culminated in the arrest of one Kenyan , Papayo Ole Kesoi, who had in his possession a single elephant tusk.
The other tusk could not be traced and is suspected to be in the hands of the poachers who crossed over to Tanzania.
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