Python declared as ‘spare parts’ cargo from Tanzania seized at Namanga
Authorities at Namanga One Stop Border Post intercepted a live python hidden in cargo labelled as spare parts on a bus from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...
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Authorities at the Namanga One Stop Border Post have seized a live python that was being transported from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to Kenya, concealed in a box falsely declared as motor vehicle spare parts.
- A live python was discovered inside a wooden box mislabeled as motor vehicle spare parts.
- The bus driver and conductor of the KIDIA One Express bus were arrested for questioning.
- The reptile has been secured by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and investigations are ongoing to identify the intended recipient and purpose of the shipment.
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