BY TREVOR MUTSVAIRO THREE Harare men, including a game ranger and a police officer yesterday appeared before magistrate Babra Mateko charged with illegal possession of 28 kilogrammes of ivory worth $700 000.
Simba Kakomo (38), Shepard Musiniwa (31) and Enerst Kabanda (44) were remanded in custody to April 20 for a trial date.
Kakomo, is a ranger at Hwange National Park while Musiniwa is employed as a police officer stationed at Chikurubi Police camp.
The three were nabbed following a tip-off on April 4 that they were looking for potential buyers for the ivory.
Detectives set a trap pretending to be potential buyers, leading to their arrest.
Thomas Chanakira represented the State.
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Lynette Gwarisa prosecuted.