Database of Wildlife Related Law
The accused person was arrested with dik-dik on 09.05.2005. Prosecution alleged that on the material day the accused was found in unlawful possession of the dik-dik without permit from the authorized authorities.
On 24.02.2006 at Kisese village within Babati District, Manyara region, the accused was found unlawful possessing impala carcass, the property of the Government of Tanzania. The accused person was found guilty and was therefore convicted.
The accused person on 30th January 2013 at Rhotia village within Karatu District was found in unlawful possession of one elephant tusk weighing 12.4 kg the property of Tanzania government. On the material day, the accused was stopped by Ngorongoro Park Rangers on suspicion that he was carrying government trophies.
On the 29 September 2016, following a mission led by the chief of the wildlife service and protected areas of the Littoral region, Abdoul Karim Ibrahim was arrested at ”Marché des fleurs” in Douala in illegal possession of 160 carved ivory objects. When arrested, he fiercely opposed the arrest teams.
On the 18 August 2018 during a routine control in Douala, the agents of the Littoral Regional Delegation of Forestry and wildlife, arrested the defendants red-handed in possession 11 bags of pangolins scales weighing 629 kg . They were transmitted before the State Attorney for prosecution.
The defendants were arrested in Douala on February 26, 2010 in possession of 200 African grey parrots. They were arrested when they were about to commercialize the parrots without any legal authorization. They were transmitted before the State Attorney for prosecution.
On the 10 November 2018 around 2 a.m., two boats fell in an ambush near the Bonaberi Bridge in Douala. When the marine brigade was searching in, another canoe was seen carrying on board eleven suspicious bags and having no passenger but only the boatman. the excavation of said bags uncovered 219 ivory tusks for a total weight of 472.7 kg.
In November 2017 at "Bois de Singes" neighbourhood in Douala, a truck carrying suspicious bags and driven by UPAH Macmillan on the request of ADAMU Ibrahim, was arrested by elements of the Regional Control Brigade.
On the 18 August 2018, during a routine control in Douala (Bonapriso neighbourhood), elements of the Littoral Regional Delegation of Forestry and wildlife, arrested the accused MAHAMA RABIOU red-handed transporting bags of pangolins scales weighing 89 kg in his vehicle.
On the 09 December 2010 at ”Marché de Fleurs” in Douala, a team from the Littoral Regional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife arrested NKOUTENGAM ABOUBAKAR in possession of a Leopard skin which he was selling. During interrogations, he admitted to having been found in illegal possession of a Leopard skin which he was about to sell.
