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2 traffickers arrested with 20 kg of Ivory
Uganda, 6 Apr 20172 traffickers arrested in Kampala with 20 kg of Ivory. They have been trafficking ivory for several years, bringing it from Congo and Uganda National Parks.
A trafficker arrested with a leopard skin
Gabon, 6 Apr 2017A trafficker arrested with a leopard skin. Work of Conservation Justice with the Gabonese authorities.
3 traffickers arrested with 20kg of Ivory
Congo, 3 Apr 20173 traffickers arrested with 20kg of Ivory in Makoua. One of them has been a wildlife officer for a decade, trafficking Ivory while being paid to protect elephants around the Odzala National Park. It seems his illegal activities have been known for years and yet he still kept his job and uniform all along. This laxity and tolerance for corruption and complicity that lasted for a decade have to stop. Perrine and her PALF team in another great action with the Congolese authorities fighting corruption and wildlife crime. The wildlife officer is on the left in the yellow shirt. His uniforms were folded in his bag.
2 traffickers arrested with 12kg Ivory
Uganda, 31 Mar 20172 traffickers arrested with 12kg Ivory in Kampala.
4 arrested with a cheetah skin
Uganda, 31 Mar 20172 traffickers arrested with a cheetah skin and two civet skins. Two accomplices came to bribe the police and were intercepted and arrested as well! So total of 4 arrested and a win against corruption.
4 traffickers arrested with 5 Ivory tusks
Uganda, 28 Mar 20174 karamojong warriors arrested with 5 ivory tusks weighing 22 kg in the north eastern part of the country. Abel and the rest of Vincent's team in action with the Ugandan authorities.
2 traffickers arrested with 2 leopard skins
Gabon, 28 Mar 20172 traffickers arrested in Libreville with 2 leopard skins. Conservation Justice collaborated with the Gabonese authorities on this arrest.
4 traffickers arrested with 14 kg Ivory
Benin, 28 Mar 20174 traffickers arrested with 14 kg Ivory in the north of the country. The AALF-B team worked hard to get the whole group of traffickers in one operation.
2 bird traffickers arrested, 300 grey parrots rescued
Cameroon, 24 Mar 2017LAGA Cameroon had an excellent operation - a Ghanian arrested with around 300 African gray parrots! He has admitted export. Another accomplice was also arrested with the Ghanaian. Great work of Serge, Aime and the rest of the LAGA team in a nice gift for Ofir's visit in Cameroon.
3 traffickers arrested with 30 kg Ivory
Uganda, 23 Mar 20173 traffickers arrested with 30 kg Ivory. They are all officers - from army, police, and prisons. The "best of the best" from the 3 forces were violent and one was even biting an arresting officer and wounded him With deep bloody cuts with his teeth.
A trafficker arrested with 40 sweet water turtles
Guinea, 23 Mar 2017A trafficker arrested with 40 sweet water turtles. While he is kept behind bars, the turtles can again enjoy freedom in the wild.
5 traffickers arrested with skins and horns of protected antelopes and a leopard skin
Uganda, 23 Mar 20174 traffickers arrested with many skins and 147 horns of protected antelopes and in a related arrest coming from the same investigation another trafficker arrested in the north of Uganda with a leopard skin.
