A suspected trafficker was arrested and 84 kilos of elephant tusks found on him in a village in Kiambu county.
Police said the operation was staged by a team from DCI Serious Crime Unit and Kenya Wildlife Service officers.
The tusks were valued at Sh8.4 million.
Suspect Sila Maweu, 57, and three accomplices were ambushed in Kibwezi area by the officers acting on intelligence. The man was carrying the tusks in a bag at the weekend when he was nabbed. The other three suspects escaped.
Maweu was arraigned at a JKIA court. He pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing in endangered wildlife species, among other charges.
The matter will be mentioned on August 26, 2024.
Police said they are still looking for the three who escaped.
