(Posted 25th February 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Sam Ibanda Mugabi & Lindah Nduwumwami, Nile Post (Uganda), February 23, 2026 |
| A joint operation by the Special Wildlife Crime Unit and the Uganda Police Force has led to the arrest of a suspected ivory trafficker and the recovery of 154 kilograms of raw elephant ivory in Northern Uganda. The suspect, Francis Opiro, was apprehended on February 22, 2026, in Nwoya District while in possession of ten pieces of raw elephant tusks. |
| Read more (3 min) (PML Daily) (AllAfrica) (UG Diplomat) (Chimp Reports) |
