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Mozambique: Three arrested in possession of elephant tusks in Moatize – Watch
2:49 CAT | 26 Oct 2022
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Three individuals caught in possession of three elephant tusks have been detained in Moatize since Monday.
One of the detainees is the pedagogical director of Zóbuè Secondary School and also the Moatize district head of operations at the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE), Radio Mozambique reports.
Another member of the group works in the education sector in Doa district, Tete province.
The trio were arrested in a residence in Moatize while arranging the sale of the merchandise, following a tip-off to the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC).
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National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) spokeswoman in Tete, Celina Roque, said that the tusks resulted from the slaughter of two animals in the Mágoè National Park, and were being offered for sale at 7,500 meticais each.
This is the second seizure of elephant tusks in Tete province in less than two weeks.
Watch the Miramar report.
Source: Rádio Moçambique / Miramar
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