The story of the ivory

July 2004, Cameroon:  Chinese connection exposed, ivory traffickers arrested
July 2004, Cameroon:  Chinese connection exposed, ivory traffickers arrested
April 2004, Guinea: ivory dealer arrested
2009, Congo: 3 arrested with 40 kg of ivory
September 2009, Cameroon: 2 tonnes of ivory seized in an operation in Duala
September 2009, Cameroon: 2 tonnes of ivory seized in an operation in Duala
September 2009, Cameroon: 2 tonnes of ivory seized in an operation in Duala
September 2009, Cameroon: 2 tonnes of ivory seized in an operation in Duala
September 2009, Cameroon: 2 tonnes of ivory seized in an operation in Duala
September 2009, Cameroon: 2 tonnes of ivory seized in an operation in Duala
March 28, 2012, Guinea: 7 traffickers arrested, 10 leopards skins and 100kg of ivory seized
May 2012, Guinea: 28 people arrested belonging to the largest ivory syndicate in West Africa with 999 ivory items and 33,000 dollars in cash, highlighting the power and corruption of big syndicates
February 2013, Cameroon: ivory seized
December 2014, Gabon: Arrested in Libreville for ivory trafficking by gendarmeries. 29 ivory tusks totaling 110 kg were seized.
November 2014, Gabon: Arrest of 2 wildlife traffickers with 6 ivory tusks, a leopard skin and an African golden cat.
November 2014, Congo: 2 ivory traffickers arrested in Pointe-Noire with 7 kg of carved ivory.
December 2014, Togo: An international ivory trafficker and repeat offender arrested with 28 bracelets made of ivory
January 2015: Cameroon: A significant ivory trafficker was arrested in Djoum, with 18 raw elephant tusks.
January 2015: Cameroon: A significant ivory trafficker was arrested in Djoum, with 18 raw elephant tusks.
March 2015, Congo: 3 traffickers were arrested with 3 tusks in Pointe Noire.
February 2015, Congo: Chinese trafficker arrested with ivory thanks to detection by one of the PALF sniffer dogs.
April 2015, Congo: Almost 5 tonnes of ivory was burned in Brazzaville.
April 2015, Congo: Almost 5 tonnes of ivory was burned in Brazzaville.
February 2015, Gabon: 2 arrested for ivory trafficking
February 2015, Gabon: 2 arrested for ivory trafficking
February 2015, Gabon: 2 arrested for ivory trafficking
April 2015, Gabon: 2 ivory traffickers were arrested red handed
March 2015, Gabon: 3 arrested with a leopard skin, 2 ivory tusks and many other animal trophies.
January 2015, Gabon: 10 ivory tusks seized from 5 traffickers who were arrested.
January 2015, Gabon: 10 ivory tusks seized from 5 traffickers who were arrested.
March 2015, Gabon: One trafficker arrested for ivory trafficking, 4 tusks seized
March 2015, Congo: The biggest known ivory trafficker in Congo – Francois Ikama was arrested red handed, but corruption remains a challenge for prosecuting
March 2015, Congo: The biggest known ivory trafficker in Congo – Francois Ikama was arrested red handed, but corruption remains a challenge for prosecuting
January 2015, Togo: Seizure of 35 kg of ivory, one trafficker arrested
January 2015, Togo: Seizure of 35 kg of ivory, one trafficker arrested
January 2015, Togo: Seizure of 35 kg of ivory, one trafficker arrested
January 2015, Congo: 2 traffickers were arrested in Brazzaville with 126 kg ivory, representing a killing of 30 elephants just for this shipment alone.
January 2015, Congo: 2 traffickers were arrested in Brazzaville with 126 kg ivory, representing a killing of 30 elephants just for this shipment alone.
January 2015, Congo: US Ambassador Stephanie Sullivan visits the Gendarmerie where 126 kg of ivory was seized in Brazzaville.
February 2015, Cameroon: 3 arrested for ivory trafficking
March 2015, Uganda: New method of ivory concealment disguised as sheer butter, 500 kg seized at the Entebbe airport