Uganda: Man Arrested With 15kg of Hippo Teeth

26 October 2016

Police in the western district of Rubirizi have arrested a 38-year-old man with 32 pieces of hippopotamus teeth. The teeth weigh 15 kilogrammes.

Hussein Seka, 38, a businessman from Kasese town, was arrested on a tipoff from the Natural Resource Conservation Network, a non-government organization which protects endangered animal species. He is currently detained at Rubirizi police station.

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