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2 ivory traffickers arrested with 6 tusks
Gabon, 19 Sep 20192 ivory traffickers arrested with 6 ivory tusks in the capital city. They were arrested when they were transporting the ivory, concealed in a suitcase, by car to the place of transaction. They are behind bars awaiting trial, facing a sentence of 10 years in jail according to the new Gabon legislation.
2 ivory traffickers arrested with 2 tusks
Ivory Coast, 12 Sep 20192 ivory traffickers arrested with 2 tusks in the capital city. One of them a wood carver, the other one an art teacher and former art student, they arrived with the contraband well concealed in a bag into a hotel where they were swiftly arrested. The investigation showed their links to high officials of the country.
5 ivory traffickers including a son of former Minister of Finance arrested with two large tusks
Cameroon, 5 Sep 20195 ivory traffickers including a son of former Minister of Finance arrested with two large tusks in the capital city. The ex-minister’s son was transporting the tusks, weighing 53 kg and measuring close to 2 m in length, in his car together with the other four traffickers. Right before they intended to offload the contraband, they were swiftly arrested in a police ambush.
2 traffickers arrested with 148 kg pangolin scales
Ivory Coast, 29 Aug 20192 traffickers were arrested with 148 kg pangolin scales in Côte d’Ivoire, one of them a corrupt official - a Departmental Director Assistant for the Ministry of Animals and Fishery Resources. They transported the contraband in six bags from their village where they collected the scales. The couple turned wildlife trafficking into a family business, hoping that his status would secure their impunity.
2 ivory traffickers arrested with 3 tusks
Gabon, 27 Aug 20192 ivory traffickers were arrested with 3 tusks in Gabon. The woman was arrested during an attempt to trade the tusks and she quickly denounced her partner, a trafficker of Malian origin. He was arrested shortly after.
2 ivory traffickers arrested with 11 tusks
Gabon, 23 Aug 20192 ivory traffickers were arrested with 11 tusks weighing 80 kg in the Gabon. They were arrested in the act shortly after they carried several bags with the contraband from a taxi to a hotel room. One of them is a long-term trafficker, the other one travelled the long way from the capital city to commit the crime. A hunting rifle of caliber 375 was found in the trafficker’s house. According to the new Gabon legislation, they are facing a sentence of 10 years in jail if judged in a special court in the capital.
2 traffickers arrested with two tusks
Burkina Faso, 31 Jul 20192 traffickers arrested with two tusks in the capital.
A trafficker arrested with 57 wild animals skins
Benin, 30 Jul 2019A trafficker arrested with 57 wild animals skins including 12 of threatened Sitatunga antelope.
3 traffickers arrested with lion and leopard skins
Senegal, 25 Jul 20193 traffickers arrested in two back to back operations with a lion skin, a leopard skin, 26 crocodile skins and other protected animals’ skins. Good work of EAGLE Senegal with authorities!
3 traffickers arrested with 4 leopard skins
Cameroon, 25 Jul 20193 traffickers arrested with 4 leopard skins. Good work of the LAGA team with the cameroon authorities.
4 traffickers arrested with 20 crocodile skins
Burkina Faso, 19 Jul 20194 traffickers arrested with 20 crocodile skins. Good work of EAGLE Burkina Faso with authorities.
3 ivory traffickers, one of them a local politician, arrested with two tusks
Benin, 27 Jun 20193 ivory traffickers, one of them a local politician, arrested with two tusks. Two of them were arrested in the act after they arrived with the contraband concealed in a backpack. They revealed a third trafficker, who entrusted them to sell the ivory. He was arrested the next day, he turned out to be an elected local chief.
