EAGLE Briefings 2019

eagle-briefing-december-2019-public.pdf, 575.39 KB
  • December brought very low results in all countries; measures are taken to improve in the new year
  • A leopard skin trafficker arrested with one leopard skin In Senegal
  • PALF team was fighting hard and saved a baby chimp sized by authorities in Congo
eagle-briefing-november-2019-public.pdf, 423.25 KB
  • 10 traffickers arrested in 3 countries
  • 2 human bone traffickers arrested in the Republic of Congo
  • 4 ivory traffickers arrested in Gabon with 128 kg of ivory
  • A military man arrested with live mandrill in the Republic of Congo
  • 2 ivory traffickers, one of them repeat offender, arrested with 2 tusks in Cameroon
  • An ivory trafficker arrested with two tusks in the Republic of Congo
eagle-briefing-october-2019-public.pdf, 531.59 KB
  • 21 wildlife traffickers arrested in 5 countries
  • 10 ivory traffickers, one of them a village chief, arrested in Gabon in 5 operations
  • 3 ivory traffickers, one of them a prophet in a church, arrested with 2 tusks in Côte d’Ivoire
  • 3 ivory traffickers arrested with two tusks in Benin
  • A trafficker arrested with three elephant tails in Congo
  • 2 traffickers arrested with a leopard skin and leopard teeth in Congo
  • 2 traffickers arrested with 13 sea turtle shells in Senegal
eagle-briefing-september-2019-public.pdf, 557.44 KB
  • 13 wildlife traffickers arrested in 4 countries
  • 5 ivory traffickers, including a son of former Minister of Finance arrested with two large tusks in Cameroon. The tusks weighed 53 kg and measured close to 2 m in length.
  • 3 ivory traffickers arrested with 12 tusks in two operations in Gabon
  • 3 ivory traffickers, one of them Nigerian, arrested with 4 tusks in Benin
  • 2 ivory traffickers arrested with 2 tusks in Côte d’Ivoire
eagle-briefing-august-2019-public.pdf, 393.07 KB
  • 6 traffickers arrested in two countries
  • 2 traffickers arrested with 148 kg pangolin scales in Côte d’Ivoire, one of them a corrupt official - a Departmental Director Assistant for the Ministry of Animals and Fishery Resources
  • 2 ivory traffickers arrested with 11 tusks in Gabon
  • 2 ivory traffickers arrested with 3 tusks in Gabon
  • An ivory trafficker was sentenced to five years in jail in Congo
eagle-briefing-june-2019-public.pdf, 475.58 KB
  • 22 wildlife traffickers arrested in 4 countries
  • A trafficker arrested in Cameroon with about 100 kg pangolin scales in a continued crackdown on the trafficking syndicate operating between Cameroon and the Central African Republic
  • 11 ivory traffickers arrested in Gabon in 4 operations, one of them a corrupt prison security officer
  • 5 ivory traffickers, including a local politician, arrested in Benin in two operations
  • 2 ivory traffickers arrested with four tusks in Congo
  • 3 traffickers arrested with a leopard skin in Congo
eagle-briefing-may-2019-public.pdf, 572.97 KB
  • 15 traffickers were arrested in two countries
  • A corrupt policeman arrested with 5 lion skulls and other contraband in Cameroon
  • 4 ivory traffickers arrested including a corrupt prefet (prefect) in Gabon
  • 4 traffickers arrested with 100 kg of pangolin scales in Cameroon
  • 5 ivory traffickers arrested in two more operations in Gabon
eagle-briefing-april-2019-public.pdf, 574.29 KB
  • 17 traffickers arrested in 5 countries
  • A Cameroonian ivory trafficker holding a falsified ID arrested with 16 tusks in Gabon
  • 3 ivory traffickers arrested with 5 tusks of very young elephants in Cameroon
  • 4 big cats skin traffickers arrested in three operations in Senegal, with lion head skins and leopard skins
  • 3 more ivory traffickers and 2 leopard skin traffickers arrested in Gabon
  • 3 traffickers arrested with 3 tusks in Benin
  • An ivory trafficker arrested with 3 tusks in Congo
eagle-briefing-march-2019-public.pdf, 685.51 KB
  • 12 wildlife traffickers arrested in 5 countries
  • International criminal syndicate crashed in Cameroon, 4traffickers arrested with 73 ivory tusks and 1.7 tons of pangolin scales
  • A Chinese trafficker arrested with ivory in Senegal, 3 Senegalese traffickers arrested in follow up with 391 carved ivory pieces
  • 2 ivory traffickers arrested with 3 elephant tusks in Gabon
  • 2 traffickers arrested in Togo with 9 kg of ivory
  • An ivory trafficker arrested with two carved tusks in Côte d’Ivoire
  • LAGA signed a Collaboration Convention with Customs in Fighting Transboundary Crime. A breakthrough in establishing formal relations with Customs for the EAGLE Network
eagle-briefing-february-2019-public.pdf, 694.93 KB
  • 27 wildlife traffickers arrested in 4 countries
  • 14 ivory traffickers arrested in Congo in 3 operations
  • 3 Senegalese ivory traffickers arrested with 2 tusks in Gabon
  • 6 leopard skin traffickers arrested in Gabon in two operations
  • 2 traffickers arrested with 42kg pangolin scales in Cameroon
  • 2 traffickers arrested with a leopard skin and 3 crocodile skins in Benin
eagle-briefing-january-2019-public.pdf, 588.96 KB
  • 13 wildlife traffickers arrested in 4 countries
  • A notorious trafficker arrested with a lion skin and two leopard skins and many more skins. After being on the radar for 1.5 years, Abdoulaye Sanogo has finally been arrested. He is also an imam well known in his community.
  • 2 traffickers arrested and baby chimp rescued in Cameroon
  • 3 traffickers arrested with 9 tusks of very young elephants in Congo
  • 6 pangolin scales traffickers arrested in two operations in Cameroon
  • 2 traffickers arrested with 4 tusks in Gabon