| Updated Wed, July 12th 2017 at 12:10 GMT +3NAIROBI, KENYA: Security agencies have arrested ten suspects and seized more than 200 kilos of ivory and 96 kilos of pangolin scales in a joint operation targeting wildlife trophy dealers and known poachers. Also seized were several kilos of rhino. KWS has identified an emerging trend in the trafficking of pangolin scales sourced from Central African Republic and smuggled to the far-East through Kenya. Intelligence sources allude to emerging links between Kenyan ivory dealers and Chinese nationals currently operating in the country using dubious work permits. The arrest comes at a time when various agencies are investigating the March 2017 seizure of ivory weighing 117 kgs in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Source: Standard Digital July 12, 2017 08:48 UTC