Kenyan Suspected Of Wildlife And Drug Trafficking To Be Convicted In US
The Kenyan on the USA most wanted list will be extradited to the United States to face allegations of narcotics and wildlife trafficking.
Lydia Kadima 
Last month, Badru Aziz Saleh was arrested while attempting to exit the nation to Somalia via Liboi in Garissa County
Aziz was apprehended after a public tip, just days after the US Embassy's Charge d'affaires Eric W. Kneedler and the Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti offered a Sh230 million reward for him and his accomplice Abdi Hussein Ahmed.
When Aziz appeared in court on Monday, he did not object to the extradition allegations.
Aziz has been held in Nairobi since his arrest. Detectives have been interviewing him about his involvement in a transnational organized crime network that traffics rhino horns, elephant tusks, and heroine across borders in East and West Africa. Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Mozambique, Senegal, and Tanzania are among the countries involved.
According to court records, the goods were shipped disguised as works of art, such as African masks and statues, to buyers in the United States and Southeast Asia who would wire money or pay cash.
Abdi, Aziz's counterpart, is still on the loose, and authorities are appealing to anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact them.
“We welcome the news that Aziz Saleh has been captured. This would not have been possible without the public’s support. Abdi Hussein Ahmed is still out there and I continue to appeal to the public for information leading to his arrest,” said Kneedler.
Aziz's four other accomplices were extradited to the United States and pleaded guilty in a New York court.
The rhino horns sold through their network are estimated to be worth $3.4 million, while the elephant ivory implicated has a retail value of $4 million, in addition to more than 10 kilos of heroin.
