Two police officers have been arrested while in possession of ivory which they are alleged to have been smuggling to Nairobi, the Kenya Wildlife Service has said.
In a statement released on Saturday morning, The Kenya Wildlife Service said that the officers were transporting six pieces of ivory in a private vehicle from Meru headed towards Nairobi on Friday night. They were later arrested at a roadblock along the Nairobi-Thika highway by a joint team of KWS and police officers. This was after a tip-off from members of the public who knew about the smuggling.
"KWS officials are preparing to prefer charges against the suspects on Monday May 4, 2014 at a Thika Law Court relating to being in illegal possession and dealing with a trophy of an endangered species," the statement reads.
The statement also said the suspects had been booked at Thika Police Station.
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