Kenya court orders return of $13m in seized rosewood to suspected traffickers

Mongabay
Dec 28, 2021, 7:26 am231 ptsTrending
In May 2014, the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) seized a consignment of wood at the port of Mombasa. Shipping records listed the cargo only as “wood” headed for Hong Kong: in fact, the MV Kota was carrying 646 metric tons of Malagasy rosewood (Dalbergia spp.), worth up to $13 million. KWS deemed the…

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