Police in Kenya have recovered an assortment of ivory and game trophies in the apartment of a Chinese national who was found dead in Nairobi.
In a report released Wednesday evening, Yang Changgui’s lifeless body was found at a house in Sunshine Court within Lavington’s Valley Arcade area.
“The deceased, 58, had a visible mark of surgery scar at the pelvis but no other visible injuries. Some medicines were also recovered at the scene,” the police report read in part.
The matter was reported to the Muthangari police station by Hoang Thi Diu, another Chinese national.
After conducting a search of the house, police recovered 78 pieces of elephant Ivory, two pieces of ivory sculptures, two pieces of rhino horns, a piece of animal skin, 65 pieces of lion teeth and 160 pieces of lion claws.
Also recovered were three sets of communication gadgets, two sets of stamps belonging to Hua Xoang Development Limited, and a seal belonging to Huang Xiang Development Limited.
Two phones (Lenovo and Huawei), a printer, two Stanbic Bank cheques, and an electric saw were also recovered.
The corpse of the deceased has been moved to Chiromo mortuary pending an autopsy as investigations into the matter continue.