A Spalding man faces a possible jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to buying unworked sections of illegal elephant tusks.

Slawomir Kazmierczak, 55, also admitted trading in illegal ivory jewellery which he bought on eBay.

Kazmierczak, of Redthorne Close, Spalding, will be sentenced in October after a judge said the culling of elephants for profit “could not be tolerated.”

He pleaded guilty, through a Polish interpreter, to nine charges relating to the protection of endangered species (1997 Act) when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court.

Two of the charges relate to Kazmierczak purchasing prohibited sections of unworked elephant tusk between May 2013 and May 2017.

Kazmierczak also admitted buying three other prohibited items including an ivory bracelet and an ivory figurine, and four charges of fraudulently evading a prohibition on other ivory items including a necklace, pendent, bangle and three ivory brushes.

Source: the Lincolnshire Reporter

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