WILDLEX

Elements of the forestry and wildlife control post and elements of the national police Djoum, seized the three pairs of ivories weighing 62kg in a Mercedes truck registered LT-6987-P belonging to the co-offender CHINGO Zacharie and driven by the accused FONDZEBAM Nasuru during their usual control checks.

On the 27 June 2018, the accused HAWA was arrested in the MADA neighbourhood in BERTOUA by elements of the Gendarmerie Legion, East during a search at her home. She was arrested in possession of two (2) elephant ivories.

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.

On January 13, 2019 at Makokou, Mbondazokou Jean Valentin, Mbetsakame Régis, Nzingo Satoka Carl Boris were apprehended by judicial police officers who found them in possession of two ivory tusks hidden inside a bag of rice. Mbondazokou Jean Valentin and Mbetsakame Régis admitted the facts i.e.

On December 13, 2018, following an information on a ivory tusks and leopard skins trafficking to take place in a hotel near Akoakam stadium, water and forests officers went to the place and found MEVI-MEVI Christopher, DRAMANE SAWADOGO, BANSE Idrissa.

Following an information on a trade in ivory tusks about to take place at Oyem, water and forests agents together the judiciary police arrested on November 20, 2014, MBA OWONO Sylvain in his vehicle together with MEZUI ME NDONG Gérôme and one known ADAMA.

On 14 February 2020 following a denunciation, the officers of the judicial police of Franceville branch and the agents of Waters and Forests (Conservation Justice) set up an entrapment in order to arrest possible holders of ivory tusks.

In August 2020 at Ogooué-Ivindo, a train coming from Libreville hit two elephants. Informed of the situation, agents of the Mimogho national park arrived at the scene and discovered that the animals were not having their tusks.

The Appellant was found in a vehicle in possession of ivory without a valid wildlife use right. He was convicted of the same and it was also ordered that he be deported from Uganda. He was sentence to 2 years and 15 days having considered the time he spent on remand which was 11 months and 15 days.