{"id":277563,"date":"2019-09-02T07:23:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T05:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=277563"},"modified":"2019-09-02T07:23:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T05:23:44","slug":"elephant-tusk-smugglers-arrested-in-walvis-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=277563","title":{"rendered":"Elephant tusk smugglers arrested in Walvis Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>A STING operation executed by members of the Namibian Police in the Erongo Region that were joined by officers from other regions in country saw the arrest of two men in Walvis Bay who attempted to sell elephant tusks to undercover detectives.<br \/>According to Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, Erongo Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator, the two suspects aged 41 and 51 were arrested after they tried to finalise the transaction on Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_277566\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-277566\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/69379019_2430968206970125_5869856160479182848_n-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/69379019_2430968206970125_5869856160479182848_n-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/69379019_2430968206970125_5869856160479182848_n.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo for illustrative purposes only<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey were arrested at the Gracemere Flats in Walvis Bay and the two elephant tusks they had in their possession were confiscated.\u201d<br \/>Deputy Commissioner Iikuyu said the suspects were subsequently charged with possession of controlled wildlife products and trading in illicit wildlife products. 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