Police at Namwera in Mangochi have arrested a Mozambican national, Moses Paul Banda, 26, for illegal possession of specimen of listed without a licence contrary to Section 110(b) of National Parks and Wildlife Act.
According to Mangochi Police Station Public Relations Officer, Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi, on 17 January, 2024 Namwera Police detectives were tipped by members of the community that the suspect was offering for sale pieces of elephant ivory
Daudi said the detectives in conjunction with Wildlife Crime Investigation Unit intercepted the suspect on a motorcycle crossing Mandimba Bridge heading towards Chiponde direction while carrying a bag.
The team immediately arrested the suspect after he was found with two pieces of raw tusks hidden in the bag weighing 5 kilograms each.
He will appear before court soon after investigations are completed to answer the charge levelled against him.
Meanwhile, police wish to thank members of the public for their continued support in the fight against wildlife crime in the district.
He hails from Nyerere Village, Mandimba District in Mozambique.
