adminDaniel Mpa pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of unregistered or unmarked ivory as defined in section 128 of the Parks and Wildlife Act when he appeared before Harare Magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe.
Prosecutor Mr Nyikadzino Machingura proved that on August 27 last year at Rhodesville Shopping Centre in Harare, police detectives acting on a tip off, found Mpa in possession of 21 elephant tusks which were wrapped in black sheeting hidden under some cabbages and oranges at the back of a Toyota Hilux pick up.
The value of the ivory is US$62 250 and all was recovered. — HR.
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