WILDLEX

Following an order of the Divisional Officer to search houses for security control checks in the localities of Ngolla 35, MEMPOE and their surrounding areas, a mixed team of law enforcement officers were deployed to carry out this mission.

On the 19 November 2018 on the LIBONGO-MBOY highway, military elements in charge of protecting the protected areas N° 29 and 30 arrested the accused persons PALE SENATE Tresor and SONGOSAI Thierry. They were found in possession of a hunting gun and four 12-caliber ammunitions within a protected area zone.

On the 08 February 2019 in the locality of LIBONGO, the anti-poaching brigade arrested the accused RABI INDE Navelle in possession of 164 Caliber-12 ammunitions. She was about to sell these ammunitions to certain poachers in the said locality. During interrogations, she stated who supplied these ammunitions for her to sell.

Military elements of the 15 Batallion of the Motorized Infantry Brigade in charge of protecting the Cynegetic hunting zone N°29, arrested the accused persons WOENDA Ferdinand and BILAN Eric along the Mboy-II Libongo highway.

The accused persons all acting in concertation, entered the Campo Ma’an national park in Oveng for a hunting party. There, they were arrested by forestry and wildlife agents in possession of carcasses of protected animal species, including two black Bay duikers, a blue Bay duiker, a porcupine and a mustac.

On the 03 June 2015, in the locality of Edea, BANY Simon was by elements of the conservation service in possession of a chimpanzee skull hidden in a bag he was carrying. During interrogations, he acknowledged committing the offences as charged and pleaded guilty.

On the 25 August 2015 in the locality of Pouma, elements of the conservation service arrested the accused, BITJOKA Jean Marie in illegal possession of skulls of chimpanzees, gorillas and other unidentified monkeys. He was about to commercialize them at the time of his arrest and was void of any identity document.

BOFE Gabriel was arrested by agents of the forestry and wildlife control post in the locality of Koumela in the Salapoumbé Subdivision. He was found in possession of a hunting gun particularly a caliber 12 hunting gun in a prohibited hunting zone. During interrogations, he denied committing the offence as charged and pleaded not guilty.

On the 19 October 2018, during a patrol in the locality of MOLOUNDOU, the accused was found in illegal possession of a locally made gun in a place open to the public and under conditions likely to disturb the peace or to intimidate others. The accused explained that he made this weapon for his defense.

Elements of the conservation service of the Sanaga Maritime Division received reliable information from an informant about an ongoing illegal trafficking activity in the locality of Mouanko. Following this information, the accused DELE toumolo was arrested in illegal possession of 07 leatherback turtle shells.