Kenya detains 3 Chinese over possessing wildlife products
Posted January 9, 2019 7:07 am.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan authorities have detained three Chinese nationals and a local man over alleged illegal possession of wildlife products such as rhino horn.
The suspects appeared in a magistrate’s court on Wednesday in the capital, Nairobi. They will remain in detention pending further police investigation.
Police allege the suspects were caught in possession of several game trophies, including a live tortoise and leopard skin, following a raid on their house.
The East African nation routinely makes arrests targeting perpetrators of wildlife-related crimes.
Kenya is one of the African countries most affected by poachers seeking to satisfy the demand for rhino horn and ivory products in China and other Asian countries.
The Associated Press
