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In December 2012, elements of the conservation service of the Lobeke National Park arrested the accused MBE Gaston, in the said park in possession of an arm & ammunitions with the intention of poaching. During interrogation, he accepted responsibility and acknowledged committing the offences as charged.

On the 17 June 2018, elements of the customs service in Lokomo arrested the accused DJOULI MBARGA Florine following a daily checkpoint routine in that zone. The elements stopped a public transportation bus leaving the zone in which the accused was aboard. She was found in possession of a bag containing 4 elephant ivories weighing 1kg each.

On the 30 May 2017, elements of the conservation service organized a sweep anti-poaching operation in the locality of T9 in Libongo. During this operation, the accused BOUKAR ALHADJI OUMAR was arrested flagrante delicto in possession of 12 Ivory tusks.

On the 29 November 2015, elements of the conservation service the accused persons BALAYE Jonas and BADOUA Florent in Libongo in possession of elephant meat. The accused BALAYE claimed a Baka, an indigenous person, invited him to a usual hunting activity. The said Baka gave him the elephant meat, which he shared with the co-offender BADOUA.

In October 2015, ENDELE NNANGA Léonce Fernand organized a hunting expedition in the AYINA forest composed of 9 individuals to whom he gave provisions, arm, and ammunitions for the killing of elephants for tusks extraction. This expedition team included trackers, porters, cooks, shooters.

In January 2019, the accused was arrested by elements of the conservation service of Dja arrested the accused person for Illegal detention of hunting guns, illegal hunting without permit, and involuntary harm. At the close of interrogations, they were transmitted before the State Attorney for prosecution.

On the 5 September 2017, elements of the forestry and wildlife control post of Djoum carried out investigations on poaching activities. This led to the arrest of the accused flagrante delicto with a Chimpanzee in attempt to sell it.

On the 21 October 2016, the co-offenders went to the Djoum central market to buy bush meat (protected animals’ carcasses Classes A & B species). Some of them were to stock their restaurant, others were to resell and others for personal consumption.

In November 2015, the accused ANGO SOUA Simplice entered a Gabonese forest with gun for large scale hunting (Calibre 12) and ammunitions for poaching. While in the forest, he was surprised by Gabones park rangers who opened fire on him, forcing him to run off after being shot around his abdomen.

On the 10 April 2010, elements of the conservation service of Dja carried out an anti-poaching patrol on the Dkoum-Mintom highway. During this patrol they arrested the accused Abang Joseph on a bike transporting the co-offender Assako Ruphine carrying three crocodiles in a bag.