4 traffickers arrested with 2 leopard skins
Gabon, 20 Aug 2016
4 traffickers were arrested with 2 leopard skins and a chimp skull. 3 of them arrived to Lambarene to sell the skins and the skull in the town. They intended to carry the transaction out in a hidden area near the port, but were swiftly arrested. After arriving at the police station, they revealed the 4th member of the gang, a poacher. The prosecutor immediately issued an arrest warrant and the Police team together with AALF legal adviser went to his village and arrested him too. A gun was found in his house.
