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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Police at Namwera in Mangochi have arrested 26-year-old Mozambican national Moses Paul Banda for illegal possession of ivory. Banda was arrested yesterday by police detectives at Namwera in Mangochi.<\/p>\n

According to Mangochi Police spokesperson Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi, Police received a tip from members of the community that the suspect was attempting to sell pieces of elephant ivory.<\/p>\n

The detectives teamed up with the Wildlife Crime Investigation Unit and they intercepted the suspect while he was on a motorcycle crossing Mandimba Bridge, heading towards Chiponde direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was found two pieces of raw tusk weighing 5 kilograms each hidden inside the bag that the man was carrying,\u201d said Daudi.<\/p>\n

The suspect will appear before court soon after investigations are completed to answer the charge of illegal possession of specimen of listed species without a licence contrary to section 110(b) of National Parks and Wildlife Act.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Malawi<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. Police at Namwera in Mangochi have arrested 26-year-old Mozambican national Moses Paul Banda for illegal possession of ivory. Banda was arrested yesterday by police detectives at Namwera in Mangochi. 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