Database of Wildlife Related Law
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On March 23, 2016, the Shangqiu Forest Public Security Bureau captured Chengcheng Z., who was suspected of purchasing or selling ivory products. According to Chengcheng Z.'s statement and related transaction records, investigators took Xun Z., Pengxiao X., Jianjing D., Xianchun L.,Guoqiang W., Chen W.
At 18:00 on December 5, 2013, according to the report, the public security organ arrested the defendant Shu X., who was suspected of selling ivory products, at C1022, Hualin International, Kangwang Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, and seized 195 ivory products on the spot.
On April 25, 2013, the defendant Sun and Han (separate case) without approval of the wildlife authorities, intent to sell 67 ivory products (net weight 4.375 kg) at the booth A28 operated by Xicheng District × Market of this city, and was caught on the spot by the police. After appraisal, the value of the ivory products was RMB 182293.13.
In August 2013, according to the introduction of Tianxiang L.(judged), defendant Chongfu C. purchased three segments of ivory from defendant Suzhen C. for the price of RMB 171,000. In September, the defendant Chongfu C. mailed the three segments of ivory to Cangshan District, Fuzhou City, and handed them over to Tianxiang L. for processing.
From June 2014 to 2017, the defendant Tao W. purchased ivory materials through online transactions, and sold his processed ivory products by WeChat friend circle distribution, friend sales and door-to-door sales. Around 2015, Tao W. sold one ivory ring and one ivory tee to Han, owner of the Wenwan shop in Karamay International Trade Mall.
