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2 traffickers arrested with 45 kg giant pangolin scales
Uganda, 8 Apr 2016Two traffickers arrested with 45 kg giant pangolin scales. The pangolin is the most traded animal in the world.
4 ivory traffickers arrested, one of them police officer
Uganda, 5 Apr 20164 ivory traffickers arrested in the west of the country with 4 tusks. One of them is a corrupt police officer.
A trafficker arrested with 65 kg of shark fins
Gabon, 29 Mar 2016A wildlife trafficker arrested in well organized operation in Gabon's Port Gentile with 65 kg of shark fins.
Ape trafficker arrested with 12 chimp skulls
Cameroon, 29 Mar 2016An ape trafficker arrested with 8 chimp skulls, 3fresh chimpanzee heads and other contraband including an elephant tail.
The head of international wildlife trafficking ring is finally behind bars
Guinea, 26 Mar 2016Balla Doumbouya - the head of international wildlife trafficking is finally behind bars!
2 Army officers and 4 others arrested for ivory trafficking
Uganda, 24 Mar 20166 ivory traffickers were arrested with 22.5 kg of ivory in Uganda. Two of them, a corrupt Army Major and Army Corporal - both attached to airport authorities were arrested in a swift operation, carried out by EAGLE Uganda team and Police
Ofir´s talk at Business Leaders Meeting- Unternehmertag 2016
Germany, 23 Mar 2016Ofir´s talk at Business Leaders Meeting- Unternehmertag 2016, Germany
2 ivory traffickers arrested
Gabon, 16 Mar 2016Good work of Conservation Justice team, well organized network of wildlife traffickers was crushed in Gabon after an ivory trafficker of Benin nationality was arrested while trying to sell two leopard skins. The joint operation of AALF, wildlife officers and gendarmerie was then followed by a house search and more contraband was found, including 2 ivory tusks. Later he revealed two of his accomplices, and one of them was immediately arrested too.
3 traffickers arrested with 12 ape skulls
Cameroon, 16 Mar 20163 traffickers arrested in south of Cameroon with 8 chimp skulls and 4
5 ivory traffickers arrested
Gabon, 10 Mar 2016"Baron" of ivory market in Makokou, Gabon, is behind bars!
Ivory trafficker arrested with elephant feet and tails
Cameroon, 3 Mar 2016A trafficker arrested with 3 elephant tails and three feet of elephants. Frisco Aimé and Serge were in the field coordinating the arrest with the police. We were supposed to get Ivory as well but the trafficker apparently sold his recent stock a few days before to a Nigerian.
3 ivory traffickers arrested
Uganda, 2 Mar 2016Three Ivory traffickers arrested in Uganda! Vincent Opyene took the team to catch two of them with the police. During interrogation, their phone rang as their collaborator asked for the money from the deal. He was then lured and arrested. The traffickers took the team to one of the killed elephants - inside the Karuma reserve!
