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The accused persons VOS Christopher and CHINGO Zachari were prosecuted before Court of First Instance, Djoum, for complicity, illegal detention of trophies of protected animal species and firearm. On the 22 November 2011, the court passed judgement.

In order to solve some financial difficulties, ESSOUKETE KAMBA Hermann, owner of a calibre rifle type BAIKAN and a machine gun type PMAK and together with his police counterpart AMBOULOU Bienvenu, organised a hunting party in the MOKANGA forest, IBAMBA zone, where an elephant was killed.

During 2020, the police apprehended Engabi Jonas in possession of a PMAK weapon of war and he did not have a resident card.

In 2019, in the village of DJAMPONO, the eco-gardes caught ELOUA Brel, for having killed a Mandrill, a fully protected species.

In February 2010 at Kabo, Ekoulou Eddy Edgard met a friend of him named Papolo. This fried carried a piece of smoked elephant meat and said he had received this piece from two elephant hunters who told him where they have hidden their hunting materials.

On May 12, 2020 at 8 a.m., ISUMA BAFANGALA, along with Dieu Merci and ODI, left Ouesso for Bomo to capture parrots. The next day, they captured 5 parrots and used 3 other parrots as bait. They were surprised by the eco-guards, Isuma was arrested while the two others ran away.

In October 2014, Diallo planned a big game hunt and then approached Mia Yves to obtain a war weapon. Once the weapon was in his possession, he handed it over to Niaboth Rostand, who was arrested by the eco-guards.

In October 2000, Bandzani Landry Blaise working at Congolaise Industrielle des Bois,provided Itona Eric Brice with a type PMAK war weapon and asked him to kill an elephant and remove the ivory tusks for trade later on.

In July 2020, Izoko Christ Parole went to the camp in Bouanela for a game of fishing. Noting the scarcity of fish, he decided to buy the cartridges and gave to Molobeli alias Nguiama the 12-calibre weapon to get for him 2 or 3 pieces of meat. After killing a bush pig, Nguiama went back to the forest and did not return to the camp.

On 08 August 2020, Dobo Dominique went to hunt. After few kilometres he discovered an elephant that has been killed but still having his two ivory tusks. We went back to the village to take an axe with which he cut the two tusks into four pieces weighing 3 kg each for a total of around 13 kg.