This archive report was first published on 7 July 2019.
On Friday night, detectives from the Special Crimes Prevention Unit (SCPU) arrested two men in Nairobi's Huruma and Kayole areas, respectively, after receiving a tip-off from the public.
The suspects, Peter Mugi Kamau and Jamal Guyo Dida, were found with two pieces of elephant tusks and six rounds of ammunition.
According to the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the operation was triggered by a tip-off, leading to the arrest of the two suspects.
DCI tweeted, “Two pieces of elephant tusks and six rounds of ammunition were last night recovered by #SCPU Detectives in Nairobi’s Huruma and Kayole areas respectively. The Operation triggered by a tip-off led to the arrest of two suspects; Peter Mugi Kamau (Huruma) and Jamal Guyo Dida (Kayole),”
During the arrest, detectives also recovered two Ethiopian passports bearing different names, United Bank and Wegagen Bank Savings account books bearing another person’s name, and other incriminating documents.
The suspects will be arraigned in court on Monday.
The recovery of the ammunition comes just a day after the Inspector General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai, launched an operation to recover 4,293 guns from firearm owners who failed to honour a seven-day ultimatum to surrender their weapons.
