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Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<\/p>\n

DIRK Vermeulen, Edgar Clark and Michael Lusse, who stands accused of possessing and attempting to sell two elephant tusks have approached the Walvis Bay Magistrate\u2019s Court with a formal bail application.
During the testimony of the first two accused persons it was revealed that the tusks they attempted to sell to undercover detectives at the time of their arrest were never the result of a poaching incident and that a previous owner in fact had a permit for the ivory. <\/p>\n

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Pictured: Dirk Vermeulen, Edgar Clark and Michael Lusse in the Walvis Bay Magistrate\u2019s Court at the start of their formal bail application. \u2013 Photo: Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the start of their formal bail application all three of the accused persons indicated to Magistrate John Sindano that they are willing to adhere to all possible bail conditions if granted bail. They also undertook not to interfere with any of the State\u2019s witnesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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