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French tourists arrested for alleged possession of pieces of elephant tusks
OTJIWARONGO, 15 NOV (NAMPA) – Two French tourists aged 32 and 33 years were arrested on Thursday, allegedly after the police searched a vehicle they were traveling in and found two pieces of elephant tusks in the car at the Rooidag Gate checkpoint.
Spokesperson of the Namibian Police Force in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha confirmed the arrest of the two tourists in an interview with Nampa on Friday.
Mbeha said the male and female tourists were traveling from the direction of Tsumkwe towards Grootfontein at the time of their arrest.
“At the Rooidag Gate veterinary control point, the two tourists were stopped and their vehicle searched which led to the discovery of the prohibited and controlled wildlife products inside their pick-up,” Mbeha said.
They were immediately arrested and the two pieces of elephant tusks impounded.
The two were expected to appear in the Grootfontein Magistrate’s Court on a charge of possession of protected and controlled wildlife products on Friday.
Police investigations continue.
(NAMPA)
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