As Ivory Theft Rises, So Do Penalties

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MAUN: In two separate cases of illegal possession of elephant tusks, chief magistrate Mopipi Taboka last week slapped the culprits with stiffer jail terms and high fines to send a message that the courts mean business.

When sentencing Zambian national Muwema Bisapa to a five year jail time and a P25, 000 fine, Taboka said with the high incidences of ivory theft, the courts have to issue stiffer sentences as a deterrent.

Bisapa (45) from Indeko compound in Lusaka and his countryman, Ashilly (38) from Malota Maramba in Livingstone, were convicted of possession of pieces of an elephant tusk.

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