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Project update - January 2006
Uganda begins
crack down on ivory smuggling
Armed with new
ivory detectors distributed by the DSWF-supported Lusaka Agreement
Task Force (LATF), Uganda has signalled its intention to intensify
efforts against the illegal trade in elephant ivory.
Senior law enforcement officers from the
Uganda Wildlife Service have been trained to use these detectors
at Entebbe airport and other central container depots in an attempt
to stem the flow of illegal ivory through Central and East Africa.
The ivory detectors have been developed
by a British company, Global Technical Ltd, and can detect ivory
in any form hidden in houses, trees, containers and even up to
15 metres underground or underwater, at a distance of 500 metres.
They will also be used by Customs, police and army officials.
The detectors have also been distributed
to other member states of LATF, including Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya
and Congo Brazzaville.
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