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Kenyan Masur Mohamed pled guilty, in US Federal Court, to conspiring to traffic rhinoceros horns, elephant ivory and distribute heroin to a buyer in the US. ....
NEW YORK, US, Jun 2 - A Kenyan has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic in rhino horns and elephant ivory in a in Manhattan Federal Court. According to - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke ....
Share this article Share this article DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The arrest and extradition from Kenya to the United States of an alleged kingpin in the trafficking of millions of dollars worth of poached ivory and rhino horn has been hailed as a major victory in the fight against wildlife crime. A US investigation led to the extradition of Mansur Mohamed Surur, a Kenyan national, charged as part of a group that allegedly smuggled and transported 10 tons of elephant ivory and 400 pounds of rhinoceros horns – worth nearly $7.5 million – to the US. Kenyan authorities arrested Surur last July and was extradited to the US late last month. According to prosecutors, the items were procured in Uganda, Guinea and Senegal, and were sent to buyers in the United States and Southeast Asia. ....
iAfrica 2 months ago 1 min read Share with your network! A Kenyan man has pleaded not guilty in a US court to trafficking illegal ivory and rhino horn. Mansur Mohamed Surur was part of an “international conspiracy” responsible for the slaughter of more than 100 elephants and dozens of rhinos, federal prosecutors in New York say. It allegedly amounts to an estimated $7.4m amassed over seven years. Some exports were hidden inside “pieces of art such as African masks and statues”, court documents allege. Money was paid to and from foreign customers by “international wire transfers, some which were sent through US financial institutions”, prosecutors say. Mr Surur was arrested last year in the Kenyan city of Mombasa and extradited to the US to face trial in New York. He also faces charges of money laundering and drug dealing. He and three others – Amara ....