The Department of National Parks and Wildlife has arrested a 39 year old Kapiri Mposhi man for being in possession of 12 pieces of elephant Ivory tusks worth over K100, 000.
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Central Region Warden Patrick Sakanga has confirmed the arrest to ZANIS yesterday.
Mr Sakanga has identified the suspect as David Munkhondya of Riverside compound who was found in possession of cut pieces of prescribed trophy namely elephant Ivory with a total weight of 18 kilogram.
This is contrary to Section 130 of the Zambia Wildlife Act Number 14 of 2015 of the Laws of Zambia.
Mr Sakanga described the trophies as being that of Loxodonta Africana elephant species.
The suspect was arrested along the Great North road by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife formerly ZAWA officers during an operation in Kapiri Mposhi on 6th March around 12:00 hours.
He had concealed the pieces of the contraband in a sack abode hid bicycle.
Mr Sakanga said the suspect has since been charged with one count of unlawful possession of prescribed trophy and detained in police custody.
He will appear in court soon.
Whn their economy was doing well in the 1980s, and part of the 1990s, Zimbabweans used to mock Zambians for poaching wildlife. Then their politics got toxic and started poisoning the economy. Jobs started disappearing. Where are they now? Zimbabweans are now into poaching as well and poaching syndicates are now in both countries and are probably cooperating.
Well done catching this criminal. We thank you and I will put in a good word for you to the president. You are doing a great job kz
Well done catching this criminal. We thank you and I will put in a good word for you to the president. You are doing a great job kz x
I’m not trying to justify poaching but whn an economy is unable to produce jobs in sufficient numbers and whn a country is not educating enough of its people well, these problems will crop up.
They have not arrested dodgy politicians who acquired wealth which is well beyond their means like one criminal Kaisa Sulu. Dont get me wrong killing animals .
They have not arrested dodgy politicians who acquired wealth which is well beyond their means like one criminal Kaisa Sulu. Dont get me wrong killing animals is wrong .
Whn a new govt is formed after years in opposition as the PF did in 2011 and found a healthy and growing economy, u don’t just create districts adabra cadabra style as Sata was doing. Where there was just a couple of village huts, suddenly a district was pronounced, DC appointed and put on govt payroll, a brand new 4×4 motor vehicle was bought, a mobile phone was bought and a house had to be rented for them. At best this was just a project to create a district because there was no infrastructure. Money is being spent building infrastructure, paying the DC, running DC’s vehicle and support staff. This has made the project more expensive than it needed to be. Should we be surprised govt has ran out of money?
This guy is probably just a link in a poaching syndicate. Carry out proper investigations so that the whole lot of them can be captured. We cannot afford to have our precious wildlife depleted in this manner.