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Sur le front des animaux menacés
Cameroon, 30 Jun 2020French TV channel France 2 during its prime time programme “Sur le front des animaux menacés” showed the pangolin trafficking theme with LAGA and covered the recent crackdown arrest of two military men with 400kg of pangolin scales, as well as a follow-up on a previous arrest of a woman trafficker.
2 human bones traffickers arrested
Cameroon, 27 Jun 20202 human bones traffickers arrested in the West of the country. Investigations on wildlife trafficking led to the discovery of a network of human bones traffickers and arresting 2 members of the ring with almost two full human skeletons packed inside two suitcases.
An ivory trafficker arrested with 7 tusks
Benin, 27 Jun 2020An ivory trafficker arrested with 7 tusks, weighing almost 20 kg. The trafficker of Burkina Faso nationality was arrested in the act when he tried to sell the tusks, which he brought to the place of transaction on a motorbike concealed in a jute bag.
2 traffickers arrested with 4 leopard skins
Senegal, 11 Jun 20202 traffickers arrested with 4 leopard skins ! EAGLE-Segnegal kick-starting operations despite all the pandemic related restrictions!
380kg pangolin scales seized and two military men arrested
Cameroon, 7 Jun 2020380kg pangolin scales seized and two military men arrested with a third trafficker in a crackdown on an important pangolin scales trafficking ring.
2 ivory traffickers arrested with two tusks
Cameroon, 3 Jun 20202 ivory traffickers arrested in the east of the country with two tusks. The traffickers are a part of a network stretching to CAR and connected to Congo. One of them is a target of investigations for a long time admitted to be a gold trafficker as well. Very good operation of the LAGA team - Serge, Aime, Anna and Stevens with the authorities.
An antelope skin trafficker arrested
Benin, 28 May 2020An antelope skin trafficker arrested with 15 skins and two horns of bushbuck in the center of the country.
4 ivory traffickers arrested with one tusk
Benin, 20 May 20204 ivory traffickers arrested in the South of the country with one large tusk, weighing 16 kg. One of them is a retired military man. They arrived to the place of transaction with the tusk concealed in a jute bag and were arrested in the act.
4 human bones traffickers arrested with a human body
Cameroon, 20 May 20204 human bones traffickers arrested with a human body in a sack that they attempted to sell. During investigations into wildlife trafficking in the West of the country, leads were found into human bones trafficking, which resulted in the arrest of 3 traffickers with an almost complete human skeleton that still had dried up flesh on the bones and a human skull with hair on it. The fourth trafficker was arrested shortly after.
Interview with Ofir on i24news on illegal trade with pangolins
13 May 2020Ofir was interviewed by Israeli TV i24news on the illegal trade in pangolins and pangolin scales (in French)
3 traffickers arrested with two tusks
Cameroon, 7 May 20203 traffickers arrested with two ivory tusks weighing 26kg. The two men transported the ivory in the trunk of a car and were arrested during an attempt to sell the tusks. The third trafficker, a woman, was arrested a couple of hours later on her way to church.
2 primate traffickers arrested with a young mandrill
Cameroon, 25 Apr 20202 primate traffickers arrested in the south of the country with another young and wounded mandrill. They had travelled overnight to avoid detection. They had been collaborating in wildlife trafficking for a long time, one of them specializing in the buying and searching for new clients.
