Summary The ivory is thought to have been poached over a period of 1 to 2 years from around 16 elephants.
LUSAKA (AFP) - The Zambia Wildlife Authority has arrested two people in possession of more than 115 kilogrammes (250 pounds) of ivory, the authority s spokeswoman Readith Muliyunda said Tuesday.
The ivory is thought to have been poached over a period of one to two years from around 16 elephants and is worth about $150,000 (110,000 euros).
The suspects names were withheld but they were said to be a 52-year-old businesswoman from a Lusaka slum and a 37-year-old taxi driver from a farming area west of the city.
"The scam was a great loss of revenue for the country. Poaching of elephants for ivory has become a major concern, not only in Zambia, but Africa as a whole," she said, pointing to lost tourism dollars.
