2 ivory traffickers arrested with 8 tusks

2 ivory traffickers arrested with 8 tusks, cut to 21 pieces and a corruption attempt towards the gendarmerie was combated. They were arrested in an attempt to sell the ivory, concealed in a suitcase. They are well-known repeat offenders, connected to corrupt authorities in the region, and often trafficking ivory across the border from Gabon. One of them, an owner of a hotel, is in the centre of several trafficking rings, well connected to a network of traffickers. The other one has been transporting the ivory to the place of transaction. They were already arrested for ivory trafficking, but were released illegally by the Pointe-Noire court. Now they remain behind bars, awaiting trial.