Three appear in court over elephant tusks

Three people appeared in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly being found in possession of controlled wildlife products. The accused Nyambe Calvin Matomola, John Mwelwa and Nziye Lusinyize were arrested on Friday and Monday and charged with being in possession of a total of 39 elephant tusks. Matomola’s case was postponed to 14 February 2024, while Mwelwa and Lusinyize’s case was postponed to 13 February 2024, both for further investigation. Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda earlier stated that Matomola, alongside seven other Zambian nationals, were found in possession of 24 elephant tusks.