A LIVINGSTONE based taxi driver has been arrested for being in possession of 10 elephant tusks, 375 spot hunting riffle in pieces, six rounds of ammunition for 404, three projectors and cash valued at K2, 570.
Winter Ngenda,38, of Morelight Extension House number 282 was arrested after he was acting together with two others namely John and Sylvester both other names not known.
Southern Province Commissioner of Police Godwin Phiri said yesterday that a combined team of officers from Zambia Police, Zambia Airforce (ZAF) and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife arrested Mr Ngenda.
Mr Phiri said Mr Ngenda was arrested on Thursday (May 19, 2016) around 05:00 hours at the Livingstone ZAF base.
He said Mr Ngenda was driving a Toyota Corola Registration number AJD 4108 Fleet number LNK 5175 blue in color.
“It all happened when the driver took a bush path avoiding the roadblock at former Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) gates and drove into a ZAF check point where the driver was arrested while John and Sylvester escaped,” Mr Phiri siad.
He said a manhunt had since been launched on John and Sylvester.
Ba LT,your headline is screaming TAXO Drivers.don’t rush to post stories without editing.you are an online media for goodness sake….or maybe it’s my eyes which have gone bananas
When you have a useless minister busy flying around the world on business that does not even concern her bears such results. Lungu seriously needs to do something about this f*a*t lazy Jean Kapata. Even the word dul exudes from that b*i*g head of hers. More animals have died since she became minister and through her reckless decisions more will die. Wig Lady gatta go! Hope she enjoyed her last trip!
This makes sad reading ..If a simple taxi driver can have 10 tusks and all that gear, imagine what an organised gang could be in possession with…this guy was only arrested by luck and he was careless. We are still relying on outdated policing methods when the criminals have upgraded their tactics. So long as there is a big buyer this poaching we never end …sadly we also have a stup8d minister for tourism the silly and dull Jean Kapata, who is more focused on campaigning than doing her work.