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2 ivory traffickers arrested with 8 elephant tusks
Congo, 6 Jul 2016Perrine managed to build a strong team, with more and more arrest operations taking place. The two traffickers were arrested in the north of the country and Perrine and her legal team are still fighting to keep them behind bars for a long time.
Cameroonian trafficker arrested with 26 kg of ivory
Gabon, 5 Jul 2016A Cameroonian ivory trafficker arrested in Libreville in May with 31 kg of ivory. Following an investigation tracking his activities, he was intercepted at police checkpoint on his way to supply the capital. 2 tusks and 3 pieces of ivory were concealed in the trunk and under the back seats of the car.
3 ivory traffickers arrested
Benin, 4 Jul 20163 ivory traffickers arrested in Cotonou, Benin, with more than 150 pieces of carved ivory and a lot of other contraband. AALF-B legal team pushes to keep them behind bars.
An ivory trafficker arrested
Cameroon, 30 Jun 2016An influential and well connected trafficker arrested with 39 ivory bangles and 3 leopard skins, He is the owner of a big arts shop and sells a huge variety of arts objects. He is an influential and well connected man and LAGA continues to push for the procedural prosecution of the case, as wildlife officials obstacles for the legal procedure to continue.
4 ivory traffickers arrested with 30 tusks
Togo, 20 Jun 20164 significant ivory traffickers arrested with 30 tusks, weighting 40 kg, after a long investigation. They have been trafficking ivory for years and used to work with Nbouke – the notorious ivory kingpin who was arrested in 2013 and sentenced to prison.
2 illegal loggers and 2 corrupt Forestry Officers arrested
Gabon, 16 Jun 2016First 2 loggers were arrested in a village in forest area while processing illegally cut wood and preparing it for loading onto a truck. After being asked for the documents, they presented an already expired permit, which appeared to be falsified.
A trafficker arrested with 8 sea turtle shells
Benin, 16 Jun 2016A trafficker arrested with 8 shells of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle. The fishermen keep massacring turtles on the coast of Benin and selling their shells. Although they often insist that the turtles destroy their nets, the numbers of killed turtles show that they catch them deliberately for meat and sell the shells as souvenirs to tourists.
2 ivory traffickers arrested with more than 20 kg of ivory
Uganda, 14 Jun 20162 ivory traffickers arrested with more than 20 kg of processed ivory, one of them a deserter from Uganda People´s Defence Force. They were arrested red handed during an attempt to sell the ivory, but they were cornered by Police Flying Squad Unit with Uganda Wildlife Authority. They confessed to have carried their illegal activities for many years.
3 ivory traffickers arrested with more than 50 kg of hippo Ivory.
Uganda, 13 Jun 2016Abel led the team to western Uganda where collaboration with the authorities succeeded in netting the traffickers. They were connected to a ring of ivory and hippo ivory traffickers in the western part of Uganda, and had been operating in the area for decades. They are responsible for killing thousands of hippos as well as other wild animals including elephants.
2 traffickers arrested with elephant tail
Congo, 12 Jun 2016Good work by Perrine and her team with the Congolese authorities brought another two arrests in connection to the ongoing case. Another leopard tail and an elephant tail were seized. All four are behind bars.
2 traffickers arrested with 3 leopard skins
Congo, 11 Jun 2016Congo gets back to operations with 2 traffickers arrested with 3 leopard skins!
2 traffickers arrested with 12 chimpanzee skulls
Cameroon, 9 Jun 2016Two traffickers arrested with 12 chimpanzee skulls. The chimps were killed and continue to be killed for the international trade in the Dja Resrve - a world heritage site.
