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2021-02-08 17:06:24 GMT2021-02-09 01:06:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player Close DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) Tanzanian police said on Monday they have seized 160 firearms and arrested 68 suspected poachers in the last two months in a forest reserve in the country s southern region of Ruvuma. The firearms and suspected poachers were respectively seized and arrested in special crackdowns jointly conducted by the police and an anti-poaching unit of the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) in Liparamba forest reserve, said Simon Maigwa, the Ruvuma regional police commander. Maigwa told a news conference that the seized firearms included 149 muzzle loaders, eight shotguns and three rifles, adding that the suspected poachers were charged in courts. ....
2021-01-25 14:35:15 GMT2021-01-25 22:35:15(Beijing Time) Xinhua English DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) Tanzanian police said on Monday they have arrested three suspected poachers in the country s southern region of Ruvuma with illegal possession of 20 kilograms of elephant tusks. Simon Maigwa, the Ruvuma regional police commander, said the suspected poachers were arrested by police in collaboration with game rangers from the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority. They were arrested on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. (local time) in the Songea municipality, Maigwa told a news conference, adding that the tusks were wrapped in plastic bags. The seized tusks were an equivalent to killing two elephants, said the police official, adding that relevant authorities were working to establish the value of the tusks. ....