Two women were January 6, arrested with five pieces of elephant tusks that weighed 111 kilos and valued at Sh11 million in a village in Kwale.
They were nabbed with the trophies at around 9 am in the Majoreni area of Lungalunga subcounty within Kwale.
This happened as they sought a market for the trophies and approached undercover officials.
They were Monday charged before a Msambweni court for dealing in a wildlife trophy of an endangered species.
The two were jointly charged with dealing in wildlife trophies of an endangered species without a permit or other lawful exemptions, contrary to Section 92(2) as read with Section 105(1) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013.
It is alleged that the two women concealed the wildlife trophies in sacks and ferried them on board a motor vehicle without a permit.
They were also charged with having wildlife trophies of an endangered species without a permit or other lawful exemption, contrary to Section 92(4) as read with Section 105(1) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013.
The prosecution, through Senior Prosecution Counsel Alice Mbaeh, did not object to their release on bond. They were each released on a Sh4 million bond with two sureties.
The matter will be mentioned on January 24, 2024, and heard on February 21, 2024.