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2 traffickers arrested with 66 live baby sea turtles
Togo, 20 Mar 20172 traffickers arrested trying to sell 66 live baby sea turtles, and 3 sea turtle shells. The babies were released at sea. A sea turtle can live up to 50 years, so these babies have a long way to go
A trafficker arrested in Libreville with two leopard skins.
Gabon, 17 Mar 2017A trafficker arrested in Libreville with two leopard skins.
4 traffickers arrested in Gulu with 16kg Ivory and a rifle
Uganda, 17 Mar 20174 traffickers arrested in Gulu with 16kg Ivory. A serious security risk was dodged. One of the traffickers concealed in the sponge of the sit of his bike an AK47 assault rifle with a bullet already loaded in the chamber, ready to shoot.
4 traffickers arrested with 558 skins of protected animals
Senegal, 15 Mar 20174 traffickers arrested in the biggest crocodiles operation we ever had! Cecile Bloch and her team in a crackdown on reptiles skin trade. 91 crocodile skins were seized in a professional transformation center, together with 354 Python skins and 101 monitor lizards skins. Two of the four are from Mali.
2 traffickers arrested in Kampala with 18 kg Ivory
Uganda, 14 Mar 20172 traffickers arrested in Kampala with 18 kg Ivory! One of them is a Sudanese.
A trafficker arrested with two tusks
Gabon, 13 Mar 2017A trafficker arrested in the north of the country with two tusks. Conservation Justice works with the Gabonese authorities.
2 traffickers arrested with 3 elephant tusks
Uganda, 13 Mar 20172 traffickers arrested with 3 elephant tusks and 6 hippo teeth in the north of the country.
2 traffickers arrested with 28 kg of Ivory
Congo, 13 Mar 20172 traffickers arrested with 28 kg of Ivory. Perrine and her PALF in great action in Brazzaville with the Congolese authorities.
Abdoul Salam Sidibé, a major ape trafficker, arrested
Guinea, 7 Mar 2017Abdoul Salam Sidibé, a major ape trafficker, has been arrested in a continued crackdown on the famous crime family. He is the son of Abdouramane Sidibé arrested 3 weeks ago. Charlotte, Saidou and the rest of the GALF team were fighting hard to reach this day. Abdoul Salam is a key element of the Sidibé network, one of the most important networks in international live animals trafficking on the African continent. The Sidibé network has been active in international traffic for 30 years, accumulating enormous illicit revenue, unprecedented number of apes and other protected animals have been exported worldwide by them in violation of national laws and the CITES Convention.
A Nigerian trafficker arrested with 2 leopard skins
Gabon, 4 Mar 2017A Nigerian trafficker arrested with 2 leopard skins. Conservation Justice worked with the Gabonese authorities on this arrest.
3 traffickers arrested with a live pangolin and 3 skinned pangolins
Uganda, 1 Mar 20173 traffickers arrested with a live pangolin and 3 skinned pangolins in the north of the country. One of them was pretending to be a military officer holding a fake military ID and uniforms and ranks. He admitted false pretense and will be charged for this while investigations continue on other crimes he may have committed while pretending to be a military officer.
4 traffickers arrested with 20kg Ivory
Uganda, 1 Mar 20174 traffickers arrested with 20kg Ivory. Abel and Leonard rushed from one operation to the next in a different location in northern Uganda. The marathon continues for Vincent's team.
