Teacher faces possession of elephant tusks charges

Confirming the teacher’s arrest and subsequent detention, detective superintendent Ookeditse Moseki of the diamond, narcotics and fauna squad said that the suspect is currently in police custody aiding with investigations.

“We arrested a man aged between 35 and 40 years after we received a tip-off that he may be in possession of substances suspected to be elephant tusks.  The man is a teacher at Nyangabwe Primary School in Francistown. He was arrested at the school premises last Tuesday,” Moseki said.