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A leopard skin trafficker arrested on Christmas Eve
Senegal, 24 Dec 2019 A leopard skin trafficker arrested on Christmas Eve with one leopard skin near Guinean border. The trafficker was swiftly arrested in the act in a restaurant with the skin concealed in a black backpack., He was connected to a network of Guinean poachers, supplying him with skins, which he had been selling in Senegal for at least two years. He is also involved in gold mining. He remains behind bars awaiting trial.
A military man arrested with a live mandrill
Congo, 28 Nov 2019A military man arrested with live mandrill with illegally issued permit in the North of the country. The young animal was transported to Tchimpounga Rehabilitation Centre for life-long care.
4 ivory traffickers arrested with 128 kg of ivory
Gabon, 20 Nov 20194 ivory traffickers arrested in the North of the country with 128 kg of ivory. One of them is a Cameroonian, well connected to trafficking rings in Cameroon.
2 ivory traffickers, one of them repeat offender, arrested with 2 tusks
Cameroon, 13 Nov 20192 ivory traffickers, one of them repeat offender, arrested with 2 tusks weighing 20kg. They are part of an international trafficking ring based close to the border between Central African Republic and Cameroon and operating between the two countries.
2 human bones traffickers arrested
Congo, 12 Nov 20192 human bones traffickers arrested. 2 others on the run, one of them a corrupt police officer, after pulling out guns during the arrest. PALF and all the EAGLE network projects, as activists, do our best to fight any injustice to our ability. Human sacrifice and illegal trade in human parts for black magic is one of such horrible problems.
An ivory trafficker arrested with two tusks
Congo, 6 Nov 2019An ivory trafficker arrested in capital city with two tusks. He transported the contraband by boat and bus from Likouala, where the elephant was massacred.
2 ivory traffickers arrested with two tusks
Gabon, 28 Oct 20192 ivory traffickers arrested in the South-East of the country with 4 tusks in the act. A large 458 callibre hunting rifle was found during the house search. 2 ivory traffickers arrested with two tusks in the same town just few days later. One of them is a village chief. Later they admitted massacring the elephant. They remain in a jail in Libreville awaiting trial.
2 traffickers arrested with 13 sea turtle shells
Senegal, 24 Oct 20192 traffickers arrested with 13 sea turtle shells and other contraband. They were arrested in a restaurant in the capital city in the act during an attempt to sell shells of three different species (loggerhead, green and olive turtles) well concealed in rice bags.
2 ivory traffickers arrested with 4 tusks
Gabon, 22 Oct 20192 ivory traffickers arrested in the South-East of the country with 4 tusks in the act. A large 458 callibre hunting rifle was found during the house search.
3 ivory traffickers arrested with two tusks.
Gabon, 18 Oct 20193 ivory traffickers arrested in the North-East of the country with two tusks. The first one, a worker at a Chinese logging company, was arrested in the act during an attempt to sell the tusks. During interrogation he denounced two other traffickers, who were swiftly arrested the same day. In accordance with the new provisions of the penal code in force all three have been transported to Libreville, where they remain in jail awaiting trial.
A trafficker arrested with a leopard skin
Congo, 16 Oct 2019A trafficker arrested with a leopard skin and several leopard teeth. Good work of PALF team with autorities.
3 ivory traffickers arrested with 3 tusks
Ivory Coast, 11 Oct 20193 ivory traffickers arrested with 3 tusks. One member of the ring, Burkina Faso national, was assisted by a prophet of a church, where the ivory was stocked.
