World · 28 March 2026
Zambia and London NGO Bust Major Elephant Ivory Network
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Acting on intelligence from London-based NGO the Environmental Investigation Agency, Zambian authorities raided a house in Lusaka on March 9, arresting nine people, including one Congolese national, linked to a cross-border ivory trafficking syndicate. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife seized just under 550kg of ivory, disrupting a criminal network active across southern Africa for years.
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