Chinese bust with ivory will appear today

Two Chinese nationals who were caught at the roadblock to the Hosea Kutako International Airport with pieces of elephant tusk will appear in court today.

The two were arrested at the Kapps Farm roadblock on Wednesday afternoon when alert police officials searched their vehicle.

According to the spokesperson of the Namibian police, Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi the two men were arrested between 12:00 and 14:00 at the roadblock.

Kanguatjivi said that three coffee and milo tins were found in the vehicle that they were travelling in and that police became suspicious. When the tins were opened pieces of elephant tusk were found wrapped in plastic hidden between the coffee grinds and milo.