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In March 2016, Bozeze Côme and Mounkouele Rock Leonel were planning to carry out big hunting. After a fishing party, they noticed the presence of elephants in the area and turned back to contact Okomba Gilbert who was in possession of war weapons and ammunitions.

During the year 2018, Ongoto Gauthier met a Cameroonian with whom he decided to organize a big hunting expedition in the forest. This expedition was not successful and Ongoto Gauthier decided to plan a trip to Cameroon.

In October 2018, Onkombi Jean Claver was arrested on his way to Souanke with a bag containing war ammunitions. He later on declared that the bag was stolen in Ouesso and he was going to Souanke to sell the ammunitions to poachers.

Goupa Nadege was in possession of one war weapon (type PMK) that she conveyed to Ouesso and gave to her brother Christophe who handed it to Selembe Remy for hunting. For the purpose of the hunting, Selembe contacted Obendza Donald, one ranger who provided him several materials including thirty ammunitions.

In November 2017, Sipiane Abel resident in Sembe organized one big hunting expedition. With the held of Adama Fridrich they entered in the forest with one war weapon (type PMK) and ammunition. After having killed one elephant, they extracted the ivory and brought it back to the village and sold it at XAF 400,000 to Sangou Zoumki.

In April 2019 at Souanke, one known as Akandzel commisioned Joel a hunter and Sobo Celestin, Maturin, Eric to kill elephants on his behalf. He gave to Joel one war weapon (type PMK) and three loaders. The poaching team went to the forest Messock-Dja and after few days they killed four elephants.

In July 2017, rangers heard gunshots inside the Nouabale-Ndoki national park and decided to go on patrol. They finally arrested Tobesse Adrien after ten days of patrol in possession of ivory tusks and brought him to the state prosecutor.

In May 2016, Tonga Aubin left his village with an impressive package of materials for hunting within the Odzala Kokoua national park. On the first day he put traps before coming back to the village. The next day he was unfortunately arrested by rangers on patrol and brought before the state prosecutor.

In January 2017, Pinga Hervé and Ndinga Christophe joined two known as Chadrack and Gildas on the other side of the river for a hunting expedition. Once in the forest, Gildas took a war weapon (type PMK) that was hidden in the forest and gave the course of action to others.

On December 05, 2017, the Imam of Pokola Abdouraman Youssouf contacted Assafi Doutoum to transport ivory tusks to Ngombe for sale. Assafi Doutoum accepted and both went to Mboua-Mboua on the Imam’s bike with the objective to find how to transport the ivory to Ngombe.