On October 18, 2017, water and forest administration officials of Ngounié were informed that a transaction of products of fully protected species was to be made in a motel in Mouila. They apprehended Moussoumanguila Moucketou Maxime who was about to deliver two ivory tusks and a panther skin to a person in one of the room; the latter denounced one named Mokambo Jean Félix who in turn denounced Mbouamba Raymond. Moussoumanguila declared that he only wanted to sell the products which belong to Mokambo (for the tusks) and Mboumba (for the skin); both confirmed his declaration adding that the tusks were found in a river while Mokambo was working at OLAM and the skin was purchased by Mboumba at XAF 20,000. On 23 November 2017, the court of first instance sentenced Mokambo Jean Felix and Mbouamba Raymond to two months imprisonment and fines of XAF 100,000 (one hundred thousand) ; Moussinguila was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment and fined XAF 200,000 (two hundred thousand); the defendants were also condemned to pay the sum of XAF 200,000 (two hundred thousand) as civil damages; the confiscation of sealed objects and the expulsion of Moussinguila Moucketou Maxime from the Gabonese national territory was ordered. The judgment was appealed on the reason that the civil damages were insufficient.