Zambia seizes a half-ton of ivory tusks smuggled by cross-border syndicate
Some of the seized ivory tusks in Lusaka
Acting on intelligence provided by EIA, Zambian law enforcement agents raided a house in the capital Lusaka on 9 March and arrested nine Zambians, including an individual from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), allegedly involved in the illegal wildlife trade.
Officers from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) seized just under 550kg of ivory, which they found in the property, along with ivory seized in a follow-up operation.
Some of the seized ivory tusks in Lusaka
Their action marks the successful conclusion to an operation that has been several months in the making and has disrupted an alleged international ivory trafficking syndicate operating with impunity across the Southern African region for many years.
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