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Second chimp baby rescued
Guinea, 28 Nov 2015Another significant ape trafficker, who was playing a major role in large ape trafficking network in the region of Boke, was arrested
A trafficker arrested with 15 kg of pangolin scales
Cameroon, 26 Nov 2015Two weeks later another giant pangolin scales trafficker was arrested with 14 kg of scales as he attempted to sell the contraband.
2 ivory taffickers arrested
Uganda, 25 Nov 2015A few days after the last operation, two traffickers arrested with an elephant trunk. They are apart of a large ivory trafficking ring. Investigations continue aiming at more arrests. Vincent Opyene and his team fights to uncover more of this criminal network.
2 traffickers with chimp baby arrested
Guinea, 24 Nov 2015Successful operation in Guinea! A baby chimp rescued and two traffickers arrested. Charlotte Houpline and Mamadou Saidou worked hard to track an ape trafficking network that sold chimps to Chinese citizens in the past.
A trafficker with Colobus monkey skins arrested
Uganda, 13 Nov 2015Vincent's team got the arrest of a trafficker with skins of three totally protected Colobus monkeys!
An ape skulls trafficker arrested
Cameroon, 13 Nov 2015LAGA team hits again as an ape trafficker arrested with 12 gorillas skulls, 3 chimps skulls, 1 drill skulls and 2 monkey skulls.
A trafficker arrested with 100 kg of pangolin scales
Cameroon, 11 Nov 2015Trafficker arrested in the airport in Cameroon with 100kg giant pangolin scales. Arrey Emmanuel recruited informers that now paid off. When information came in Serge and Frisco Aime jumped on it and spent the night ambushing the trafficker. Tired but happy they caught the trafficker in the entrance to the airport.
2 leopard skin traffickers arrested
Gabon, 9 Nov 2015The Conservation Justice team is on a roll and collaborated with the Gabonese authorities on yet another array of two leopard skin traffickers.
2 operations in one day!
Gabon, 8 Nov 20152 traffickers with a pair of tusks and two leopard skins were arrested. Conservation Justice work with the Gabonese authorities reaches new heights.
3 ivory traffickers arrested with 6 tusks
Gabon, 8 Nov 2015After 30 forest traffickers arrested in Gabon within a month, Conservation Justice team hits again - 3 ivory traffickers arrested with 6 tusks!
3 bird traffickers arrested
Senegal, 6 Nov 2015A few weeks ago SALF arrest of a major bird trafficker seized endangered Timneh parrots. But some were stolen. Now the SALF team got traffickers with some of the stolen birds. We can prove it by the tag that was put after seizure. Among the seized animals are also pelicans that are now in SALF house.
A trafficker and a police officer arrested
Uganda, 29 Oct 2015A police officer acting as the body guard of the trafficker was arrested as well! Vincent Opyene fights to keep him behind bars and charge him with abuse of function.
