Dar es Salaam, July 14 -- MANYONI District Court at Manyoni in Singida Region has sentenced three poachers to a total of 80 years imprisonment, each for unlawful trade and possession of six elephant tusks, which are government trophies.

Resident Magistrate Stella Kiama imposed such sentence last week against Joseph Barie, alias Mulda, Mefunya Daudi, alias Kitamboru and Damiano Stanslaus, alias Clement after convicting them of four economic offences they were facing.

In addition, the court ordered for forfeiture to the government properties six elephant tusks from five elephants, which were killed by the poachers in question.

The magistrate convicted the poachers after being satisfied with the testimony given by prosecution witnesses. D...