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In September 2015, MBARGA Robert Set traps in the forest that caught one Leopard. He ate the flesh and removed the skin and the skull to sell. He was arrested by the police. Upon arrest, he didn’t have a National Identity Card. After interrogations, he and the seized items, were all transmitted to the State Attorney for prosecution

On the night of the 5 breaking 6 April 2012, the accused persons were arrested in the Forest Management Unit N° 09-025, a protected area by elements of the conservation service. They were found in possession of trophies of protected animal species, including 4 Blue Duikers, 1 Bay duiker, 2 pangolins, 01 hunting gun and 13 ammunitions.

On the 11 July 2014, elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park arrested the accused in the said park in possession of a hunting gun, 10 Blue Duikers, 06 De Brazza’s Monkeys, and 02 Bay Duikers. He accepted criminal responsibility and pleaded guilty.

On the 18 December 2013, elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park organized an anti-poaching patrol mission and arrested the accused with 01 hunting gun and ammunitions in the said park. He admitted criminal responsibility and confessed committing the offences as charged.

On the 26 April 2016, military officials in Djoum arrested the accused persons in possession of 36 elephant ivories. The accused TAKAMTCHOANG confessed that a certain Armand gave him the ivories and he approached the ATANGANA, an Ecoguard to help him convey the ivories to Yaoundé using his vehicle.

On the 21 December 2015, elements of the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere reserve arrested the accused BELINGA Gabriel and EMINI KOUNOU Christian in the forest located in Elig-Edjo, a few kilometres from YEN along the Djoum-Oveng road. They had camped in the forest and were found in possession of elephant meat and tail.

Elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park arrested the accused BIDJO Dieudonné in the said park for illegal detention of hunting guns without license in a protected area and illegal capture of protected animal species.

Elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park arrested the accused BIANDE Patrice for illegal hunting in a protected area, illegal capture and detention of protected animal species, illegal detention of ammunitions, and failure to possess a national identity card at the time of arrest.

On the 6 June 2016, elements of the conservation service arrested the accused persons aboard a boat in Campo. They were found in possession of 42 Ivory pieces and upon reconstitution by the elements gave 21 elephant ivories. They all pleaded guilty as charged and acknowledged criminal responsibility.

On the 10 July 2013, the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere reserve effected a targeted anti-poaching patrol during which one the accused persons, Guiatin Didier was arrested leaving the Mengame Wildlife reserve. He admitted hunting in the said protected area in collaboration with Mengatta Franck and Foumane Simplice.