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A hippo ivory trafficker arrested
Uganda, 22 Oct 2016A trafficker arrested with 32 hippo teeth in the west of the country!
2 ivory traffickers arrested
Benin, 22 Oct 20162 traffickers arrested with 3.2 kg of ivory in the north of the country.
A lion skin trafficker arrested with 106 skins of 11 species
Senegal, 21 Oct 2016A major trafficker arrested with lion and leopard skins and total of 106 skins of 11 different protected species!
2 ivory traffickers arrested with 150 pieces
Congo, 16 Oct 20162 ivory traffickers arrested in Pointe Noire with more than 150 carved objects. Perrine Odier and her PALF team in a swift action with authorities. One is a repeat offender. Investigations continue as two carving machines just been found and confiscated.
2 arrested with 9 sea turtle shells
Guinea, 15 Oct 20162 traffickers arrested with 9 sea turtle shells. Saidou and the team faced high corruption and sabotage from the army and fought it. The fight is still to get a third one behind bars.
2 arrested with leopard skins
Gabon, 11 Oct 20162 wildlife traffickers arrested with two leopard skins in a night of back to back operations.
2 arrested with 33 kg of pangolins scales
Uganda, 9 Oct 20162 traffickers were arrested with 33 kg of pangolins scales.
3 traffickers arrested with 12kg ivory
Benin, 3 Oct 20163 traffickers were arrested with 12kg ivory in a hotel in Cotonou.
3 ivory traffickers arrested with 13 kg of ivory
Uganda, 1 Oct 20163 ivory traffickers arrested with 13 kg of ivory and 17 kg of pangolin scales.
3 ivory traffickers were arrested with 35 kg ivory
Congo, 30 Sep 20163 ivory traffickers were arrested with 35 kg ivory. They concealed the 10 tusks, representing 5 killed elephants, in a cooling container, which they brought to a hotel, where they intended to sell the ivory.
A significant ivory trafficker arrested
Cameroon, 29 Sep 2016A trafficker arrested in with 109 pieces of carved ivory.
