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French tourists found guilty of possession of elephant tusks

French tourists found guilty of possession of elephant tusks

Written by Mulisa Simiyasa on 22 November 2019.

OTJIWARONGO, 22 NOV (NAMPA) - The two French tourists who were arrested in Tsumkwe for the possession of pieces of elephant tusks about two weeks ago, were on Thursday found guilty in the Grootfontein Magistrate’s Court.
Allais Benoit Fabien, 32, and Marine Petit, 33, appeared before Magistrate Stanley Tembwe, who sentenced them to eight months imprisonment or a fine of N.dollars 25 000 each.
The accused through their privately acquired lawyer, Chris van Sittert, pleaded guilty in court and opted to pay the ...