SEIZURE OF GAME TROPHIES & ARREST OF A SUSPECT
A multi agency team comprising of DCI Serious Crime Unit detectives and officers from the Kenya Wildlife Service have registered a major breakthrough in the fight against sale of endangered wildlife trophies following the arrest of an individual at Kambu area in Kibwezi sub county and recovery of Ivory weighing approximately 84 kilogrammes.
57 years old Sila Maweu and his three accomplices who managed to escape were ambushed by the officers who were acting on intelligence forcing the three hoodlums to run away leaving behind the suspect and animal trophies.
Maweu was arraigned before the JKIA law court where he pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing in endangered wildlife species among other charges.
The matter is slated for mention on August 26, 2024.
As search for the escaped individuals continues, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations will not spare any resources till all are arrested and arraigned.
