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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. ....