Trio charged with elephant tusk possession

Monday, October 16, 2023 | 450 Views |

FRANCISTOWN: Three men made a court appearance on Friday for a Case Management Conference (CMC) regarding the alleged possession of an elephant tusk.

According to the charge sheet, Thusego Masisi, 34, Onneetse Molefhe, 34, and Maxwell Fanikiso, 37, were allegedly found in possession of a 12.6 kg elephant tusk near Nzano Mall in Francistown on March 27, 2020.

The charge specifies that they had no permit or licence for the possession of the tusk, which was being transported in a BMW car with registration B 239 BEM and valued at P24,000.

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