4 traffickers arrested with 20 kg of hippo teeth and skulls

4 traffickers arrested with 20 kg of hippo teeth and skulls and 20 packages of ammunition near Gambia border. One of them was already wanted for 18 different crimes. First two traffickers were arrested in the act when trying to sell the hippo ivory, concealed in a rice bag. They were also carrying 5 packs of ammunition of caliber 12. A house search in their village was carried out in an area with high security risk. It was supported by two army units. It led to an arrest of two more traffickers, one of them, a Gambian national, already wanted for his involvement in drugs trafficking and other crimes.