Presidents Jakaya Kikwete (left) and Uhuru Kenyatta. PHOTO | SAMUEL MIRING'U
Kenya, Tanzania step up war on poaching, terrorism, drugs
By Peti Siyame
Sumbawanga — State organs have seized government trophies worth millions of shillings in Mbeya and Katavi regions.
The seizure has
come just two days after police and wildlife officials from the Ministry
of Natural Resources and Tourism seized 201 live tortoises worth
30.5m/- at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es
Salaam.
The Tanzania
Revenue Authority (TRA) in Mbeya District confiscated 11 rhino horns
weighing 53.3 kilogrammes from four Chinese nationals at the Kasumulu
border post. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by TRA, the
four were arrested as they were entering Tanzania from Malawi. The
revenue body immediately issued a Notice of Seizure on the cargo, which
was hidden in a private car.
The hidden horns
were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department in Kyela
District to enable preparation of appropriate charges against the
Chinese nationals who are in remand custody awaiting prosecution
procedures. In a written statement, TRA has warned all those who are
engaged in the illegal business to stop, warning of arrest, prosecution
and stiffer penalties
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