Two police officers caught in Thika transporting ivory

A KWS officer with a shipment of seized ivory. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | FILE  NATION MEDIA GROUP

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• KWS said the officers were transporting six pieces of ivory in a private vehicle from Meru to Nairobi on Friday night and were arrested at a roadblock on the Nairobi-Thika highway

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Two police officers have been arrested while in possession of ivory, the Kenya Wildlife Service has said.

In a statement released on Saturday, KWS said the officers were transporting six pieces of ivory in a private vehicle from Meru to Nairobi on Friday night and were arrested at a roadblock on the Nairobi-Thika highway by a joint team of KWS and police officers following a tip-off from members of the public.

"KWS officials are preparing to prefer charges against the suspects on Monday May 4, 2014 at a Thika Law Court relating to being in illegal possession and dealing with a trophy of an endangered species," the statement read.

The police officers were booked at Thika Police Station, the statement said.