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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.

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.

In June 2014, the Itan Guy, Deguemel Anicet, Biloa Cyr, Zoniaba Armand, wildlife and biodiversity conservation officers of the same patrol unit, arrested a hunter ”used” by Dida Jean Fernand.

In October 2014, following the discovery of the carcass of an elephant at Ignoli village in the area of Odzala Koukoua National Park, an investigation mission was carried out by the ecoguards during which Eboua Jean was caught red handed in possession of a weapon of war and ammunition that he buried at the place where the elephant had been shot.

In June 2019, Epouka Claude Alain was caught red handed in possession of ivory tusks belonging to his sister named MBOYO Roseline. His sister had given him the tusks at Mahounda village to bring them to Ouesso.

On 4th September 2019, the services of the conservation and biodiversity sector of the NOUABALE-NDOKI park were informed of the fact that a Central African subject was holding ivory points in his hand, which he had buried in the ground. They went to the scene and proceeded to search his home.

In December 2012, Kouazock, Zopoum and Ben, all military officers left Brazzaville to Sembe carrying war arms and ammunition. They met with Ebisse Jean Claude and Sipiane Abel, both natives of the locality and suggested to them to hunt elephants. They provided them with arms and ammunition and gave them the sum of XAF 20,000 (twenty thousand).

In March 2010, the wildlife and protected areas services of the Likouala forest economy department, together with the Impfondo gendarmerie services, arrested Ebongo Antoine who was in possession of two ivory tips which he claimed to have bought from a DRC national.

In June 2014, the eco-Guard service patrol mission of the Nouabele Ndoki Park, caught Elanga Richard in possession of a PMAK type war weapon with a charger and the trophies of an elephant at the camp.

In June 2013, EYOSSE Guy et NGATSE Gervais went to NDOKI to carry out a big hunting expedition. While there and armed with a PMAK-type war weapon and 15 bullets, the aforementioned subjects went to the forest and shot an elephant.