Head of the piracy and maritime crime division at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Alex Muteti told the Star collaboration between countries is key if the war on poaching is to be won. The decision on how to handle tonnes of ivory seized in Thailand and Singapore depends on how fast countries involved work on legal assistance. The ODPP created the international crime division to create the capacity to handle cases,” he said. On May 19 last year, 3.7 tonnes of ivory worth Sh579 million were seized in Singapore. He said he hopes the case against Kenyan Feisal Ali, a suspected ringleader of an ivory smuggling syndicate, will succeed.

Source: The Star June 02, 2016 03:22 UTC