The accused persons MEFIRE ISSOFA and BALOULO AMARE were arrested flagrante delicto in Yokadouma by elements of the East regional delegation of Forestry and Wildlife. Haven received credible intel on ivory trafficking in the town of Yokadouma, the regional delegation in collaboration with the NGO LAGA and accompanied by gendarmes, engaged in a field mission to intercept the trafficking and apprehend the suspects. In order to do this, an agent disguised as a buyer and was lodged at the Hotel LIBETA on August 5th 2017, where he had a discussion with Meffire. The latter assured him that he possessed ivories and they both agreed that these ivories be delivered in the hotel at a fixed time. At night Meffire came by the hotel severally without the ivories. The next day he was arrested in the car of BALOULO. The time for the delivery of the ivories was not respected. The forestry agents searched the vehicle as well as his home unsuccessfully. Nothing was discovered. Both accused persons were however arrested but pleaded not guilty. During the hearing, the accused MEFIRE ISSOFA argued that he came to the hotel only to collect the sum of 100,000 XAF which his former proprietor requested him to collect from a lady in the hotel. On arriving he was intercepted and arrested by security officials in plain clothing. He further argued that the vehicle in his possession belongs to the co-offender BALOULO AMARE and declared he was not transporting trophies neither was any ivory found in the vehicle he was driving at the time of his arrest nor at his residence after a search was carried out. Also nothing could be found implicating BALOULO AMARE to the facts of complicity. The matter was adjourned by the Court for judgement.