2 ivory traffickers arrested
Gabon, 16 Mar 2016
Good 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.
Just before arriving to the sale meeting place he threw the contraband to the floor and run away, only to come back and be arrested. This was apparently a trick designed to check, if this is a trap, but obviously not good enough