A police officer and a civilian were Sunday arrested as they tried to sell 79 kilogrammes of elephant tusks in Meru.
The two were transporting the tusks valued at Sh12 million in a salon car when they were intercepted by a team of police and Kenya Wildlife Service personnel.
The officer was carrying 23 pieces of elephant tusks that had been hidden in 80 granny bags, police said.
Police said they also recovered a pair of handcuffs and one police baton.
The two were taking the tusks to a buyer.
Police said they will be charged with the offence of being in Possession of Wildlife Trophies of Endangered Species Contrary to Section 92(4) of the Wildlife Conservation Management Act 2013.
Officials said the seizure shows up to 10 elephants had been killed and there is a likelihood the incidents happened in the nearby Meru National Park.
This is despite stringent measures in place to address the menace of poaching in the country and region.
In July, two herders accused of illegally possessing elephant tusks were given stringent bond terms of Sh1 million each after being charged.
They were accused of dealing in ivory and allegedly found with Sh2 million worth of elephant tusks by KWS detectives.
The two men were charged with dealing in wildlife trophies of an endangered species worth Sh2 million without a permit contrary to Section 92(2) of the Wildlife Conservation Act.
They were allegedly jointly found dealing in two pieces of elephant tusk weighing six kilograms concealed in a brownish safari bag without a permit or other lawful exemption.
The two allegedly committed the crime on June 13, 2023, in Mwembe Tayari within Mombasa.
