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In September 2015, the Sub-divisional officer of Salapoumbe arrested the accused, Sammisio Julien at Carrefour SE, Salapoumbe located in the East Region following information received by the said officer about his activities with a renowned poacher called Souka to whom the accused had given some money to carry out poaching activities.

On the 14 July 2014, the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere reserve intercepted a cocoa truck leaving the Djoum locality. The owner of the truck is the accused person, Chingo Zacharie. They carried out a systematic search of the truck and discovered 39 Ivory tusks buried in some cocoa bags. The co-offender, Amadu Yaya, was the driver.

On the 3rd September 2015, the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere reserve arrested the accused persons, Bekono Aline & Ella Belinga Chancelin during an anti-poaching patrol. They were arrested on their motorbike carrying freshly killed 1 yellow bay duiker, 2 mandrills and a smoked Agile Mangabey.

On the night of 24 October 2014, police elements intercepted the accused Nkoumou Zili Paulin, on his motor bike in the town of Djoum. The police proceeded to search the accused person’s luggage systematically and found 9 elephant tails in his bag.

On the 10 February 2016, elements of the forestry and wildlife control post of Mintom during a normal checkpoint routine, found two ivory tusks in the cabin of the truck driven by the accused Bobo Hassoumi and his car companion Hamidou Hamadou.

On the 6 April 2016, elements of the Nki National park carried out a sweep operation in the sectors of Ngoyla, and Eta-Frontière-Djadom-Ntam Carrefour. During this sweep operation, the accused Essogo Daniel and Sabel Yannick were found in possession of freshly killed 6 blue duikers, 2 Sitatungas, 1 Agile Mangabey, and 1 hunting gun.

Elements of the Dja conservation service intercepted the accused, Mohamadou Alioum and a driver in a vehicle, in the town of Djoum, to which the driver escaped the scene. The elements searched the vehicle thoroughly and found 12 Ivory tusks, well hidden in the back seat of the car.

On the 3 March 2016, the head of the South Antenna of the Dja conservation service received reliable anonymous information on an ongoing illegal wildlife activity in that zone. A team was set up in this regard and after exploiting this information, elements of the conservation service arrested Salla Nguelle Réne.

In 2015, the accused persons, BOUSSE AKOUYA David, NAMOUDJOU Hughes, NGOMBE Freddy, ANKOAT Clovis & MIKOUAKOU Aubin Lebrun were arrested by elements of the conservation service of the Lobeke National Park.

On the night of 2 October 2016, elements of the Forestry and Wildlife control post of Kika, Moloundou were on a wildlife control mission and arrested four accused persons with a bag containing elephant ivories. Three of them took to their heels but the accused Hamadou, burdened with the weight of the ivories could not run.