Abdurahman Mohamed Sheikh alias Said Juma and his two sons; Sheikh Abdurahman Mohamed Sheikh and Sheikh Abdurahman, are charged with trafficking the ivory disguised as tea through Kilindini Harbour. "The State is still negotiating with Thailand over how the cargo can be trans-shipped back to Kenya from that country," said Mr Jamii yesterday. Principal Prosecutor Alexander Jamii confirmed that the Kenyan officials are still negotiating with the Thailand officials over how the exhibit in the trial of the suspects was very crucial. The tusks are needed for the trial of a man, his two sons and two other suspects in Mombasa charged with trafficking ivory to the Asian nation. They have also denied that on the same date, they exported the ivory to Thailand in container number FCU5235796 valued at Sh576 million without a permit from KWS.

Source: Standard Digital May 10, 2016 23:27 UTC