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4 traffickers arrested with several tusks cut into several pieces
Gabon, 15 Sep 20214 traffickers arrested with several tusks cut into several pieces, a gun and ammunition. 2 traffickers were first arrested as they attempted to sell 2 tusks that had been cut into 6 pieces to probably concealed them better and transport.
2 traffickers including a Filipino national arrested with 4 tusks
Gabon, 14 Sep 20212 traffickers including a Filipino national arrested with 4 tusks. The Filipino who runs a partnership business with a logging company in Gabon used the company car to transport the elephant tusks.
A trafficker arrested with a leopard skin, 2 ivory tusks, pangolin scales and more contraband
Gabon, 21 Aug 2021A trafficker arrested with a leopard skin, 2 ivory tusks, pangolin scales and more contraband. Good job of AALF team and authorities!
4 traffickers arrested with 2 leopard skins
Senegal, 2 Aug 20214 traffickers arrested with 2 leopard skins. Great work of another crackdown on this illegal trade in West Africa generating the killings of leopards in an alarming rate.
3 traffickers arrested attempting to trade 2 tusks weighing 23kg
Ivory Coast, 27 Jul 20213 traffickers arrested attempting to trade 2 tusks weighing 23kg. The traffickers were arrested in their car in a small discreet street where they were about to carry the transaction.
A trafficker arrested with 3 leopard skins and 331 kg of Pangolin scales
Cameroon, 21 Jul 2021A trafficker arrested with 3 leopard skins and 331 kg of Pangolin scales in a crackdown on a regional criminal group.
Another baby mandrill rescued and trafficker arrested
Cameroon, 14 Jul 2021Another baby mandrill rescued and trafficker arrested ! The mandrill is weak, fragile and malnourished. A cord that was tied around the waist of little animal inflicted injuries on the mandrill and left a gaping wound.
Another mandrill rescued and a trafficker arrested
Cameroon, 7 Jul 2021Another mandrill rescued and a trafficker arrested. He is a city council worker with connections to high officials in Kribi, a seaside resort town.
A trafficker arrested with a baby mandrill
Cameroon, 29 Jun 2021A trafficker arrested with a baby mandrill. The plan was to rescue two mandrills but one died the day before the operation, showing how crucial it is to rescue these baby primates fast as they live on burrowed time.
2 traffickers arrested with tusks of a mother and a baby
Congo, 23 Jun 20212 traffickers arrested in Brazzaville with tusks of a mother and a baby. One of them a military officer.
4 traffickers arrested with 3 leopard skins and a crocodile skin
Cameroon, 23 Jun 20214 traffickers arrested with 3 leopard skins and a crocodile skin. A fifth trafficker of the gang is on the run. A good crackdown operation of the LAGA team with the Cameroon authorities in the west of the country.
3 traffickers arrested with 2 leopard skins
Senegal, 12 Jun 20213 traffickers arrested with 2 leopard skins. The skins were trafficked by a ring involved in timber trafficking. Great work of cecile’s team headed by Bassirou in the field with the Senegalese authorities.
