4 traffickers arrested with 2 elephant tusks
Gabon, 19 Nov 2021
4 traffickers arrested with 2 elephant tusks. A Cameroonian and a Nigerian were first arrested in Port-Gentil as they attempted to sell the ivory. They denounced a third trafficker to be owner of the ivory. He was arrested a few days later in the same town. During his interrogation he denounced a fourth trafficker who was also arrested. The 2 ivory tusks that were cut into 4 pieces were concealed inside a black backpack.