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The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Bale Olive

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

In April 2018, during a search at the Ouesso seaport the police agents have discovered in the backpack of Bale Olive four ivory tusks pieces and two small full ivory tusks. During her interrogation, she declared that she was not aware of the ivory tusks that belonged to her boyfriend Mohamed who is resident in Pokola.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Biel Rivelent, Oniangue Léon

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2019

Biel Rivelent and Oniangue Léon were arrested by rangers for hunting with a war weapon in December 2018. They were brought before the state prosecutor and sent to court for trial.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Boba Armand, Arouna Diallo, Tombo Rodrigue

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

Biel Rivelent and Oniangue Léon were arrested by rangers for hunting with a war weapon in December 2018. They were brought before the state prosecutor and sent to court for trial.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Bokibaya Destin

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

On July 14, 2018 on their return from a big hunting expedition, Bokibaya Destin and his three mates known as Alain, Jules and Sebastien, all fugitives, were caught by rangers in the Bomassa area with two ivory tusks cut in six pieces and three war weapons type PMAK. The latter used their weapons against rangers in an attempt to escape.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Bossoto Césarine

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

In February 2017, Bossoto Césarine was visited by one known as Dior who is the son of her elder sister living at Mobako camp, who came to deposit a bag at around 8:00 pm that she didn’t know the content.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Debe Ludovic, Sabelle Gyna

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2014

On May 11, 2014 a joint patrol funded by WWF and organized by the gendarmerie of Sembe. The patrol team went to Lopo village where the inhabitants informed them that Debe Ludovic was in possession of a PMK war weapon that he used to carry big hunting at the border area between Congo and Gabon.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Dissaka Samuel

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2017

Dissaka Samuel was already prosecuted for similar facts. For four years he was regularly practising big hunting in the forest using the war weapon type PMAK of one known as Samba Cyriaque.

The defendants Гатапов and Батомункуев charged felony counts of illegally smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

China
High People's Court of Neimenggu
National - higher court
Criminal
2014

The defendant Гатапов had successively purchased musk in Ulan-Ude, Russia, at a price of 350 rubles per gram since the summer of 2013, and prepared to go to China to sell for profit. In September 2013, Гатапов, through Батомункуев’s wife Bamou (handled separately), hired Батомункуев to take musk into China and paid 20,000 rubles.

The defendants Chunhui Z. and Tao L. charged felony counts of illegally smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

China
The High People's Court of Guangdong
National - higher court
Criminal
2019

In October 2018, the appellant Chunhui Z. asked the defendants Tao L. and Jun Z. to travel to the Republic of South Africa to smuggle prohibited items to China according to his agreement with Lu, and Chunhui Z. himself stayed in China and was ready to respond. After arriving in South Africa, under the arrangement of Lu, Tao L.

The defendant Dexin C. charged felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting and selling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

China
The High People's Court of Hainan Province
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

At 16:00 on February 23, 2017, the police of Ding'an County Forest Public Security Bureau seized 6 "black snakes" and 3 "gray snakes" at stalls 7 and 8 in Dingcheng Town and An Market operated by defendant Dexin C. during routine inspections. In addition, from January 30, 2017 to February 15, 2017, Dexin C.

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