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A collection of ivory seized by Singapore authorities in the past. PHOTO | FILE
By BD REPORTER
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has suspended an
official who handled the illegal shipment that contained ivory and other
wildlife products worth an estimated Sh570 million, which was seized in
Singapore.
KRA said directors of the exporting company, which handled
the cargo and the driver of a truck used to ferry the two 20-foot
containers containing the wildlife trophies, were being sought.
“So far, the truck owner has provided statements to
the investigation team, but the driver is still at large. The directors
of the exporting company have absconded, but are being sought,” said
KRA commissioner-general John Njiraini in a statement on Wednesday.
He also said that other KRA port staff were being
investigated and “appropriate actions will be taken as the relevant
details emerge.”
On Tuesday, Singapore authorities seized the
illegal shipment said to be the biggest seizure in the country in more
than a decade. The animal parts, ivory tusks, rhino horns and teeth
from Kenya were discovered stashed among bags of tea leaves in two
containers while in transit to Vietnam.
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