5 arrested in killing of British pilot in Tanzania
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A conservation group operating in Tanzania says a total of five people have been arrested for the shooting death of a British pilot who was flying a helicopter on an anti-poaching mission.
The Friedkin Conservation Fund said Friday that more arrests are expected following the killing of Roger Gower, who was flying on a joint operation with Tanzanian wildlife authorities when he was shot. Two days after Gower's death, it announced three arrests in an ongoing security operation.
The Texas-based Friedkin group says detainees include a suspected gunman and accomplices, as well as members of a network providing illegal weapons and smuggling ivory.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gower died Jan. 29 in Maswa wildlife reserve, near Serengeti National Park. The Friedkin group oversees conservation projects in Maswa and some other wildlife areas in Tanzania.