{Sindiga Resident Magistrate\u2019s Court has ordered a 46-year old man to pay 630m\/- or spend 20 years in jail for illegally possessing three elephant tusks valued at 63m\/- contrary to the Economic Sabotage Act.}<\/p>\n
State Attorney Mr Ahmed Seif told the court presided by Senior Resident Magistrate-in-Charge, Joyce Minde that James Kalenzoe, a resident of Ilula in Iringa Region, who is also known as \u2018Saidi\u2019 was arrested after being found in possession of the said government trophies around 08:30pm on January 11, this year, at Friends \u2018B\u2019 Guest House in Singida town.<\/p>\n
Mr Seif further claimed that on the material day, the accused was found with three elephant tusks worth 63m\/- which is an offence.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor further alleged before the court that despite the unrelenting government endeavours to prevent poaching, the accused continued to kill the precious animals that form the country\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n
In mitigation, the accused asked the court to be lenient in imposing a penalty because that was his first offence since he was born 46 years ago and that he had a large family which solely depended on him.<\/p>\n
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