3 ivory traffickers arrested with 166 pieces of sculpted ivory

3 traffickers arrested with 166 pieces of sculpted ivory. The arrest was difficult because the Team had to do it at their shop in a busy part of the town. The traffickers attempted to escape but were swiftly caught. The owner of the ivory who is a carver, attempted to sell the ivory in the back court of the shop. The shop that is located in an area of intense trafficking in the commercial capital, was raided and a search found 56 items of ivory jewelry. The search of another shop next door found locked metal boxes containing several other ivory pieces. The area that has been on our radar for years is the center of ivory trafficking in the country with connections all over the continent. The traffickers are the front door to a major Guinean syndicate spanning at least several countries in West, Central and East Africa.