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Following information from an informer, agents of the NGO Conservation Justice were alerted that a state-of-the-art ivory transaction was to take place in one of the rooms of the PLAZA studio motel.

In December 2019, the Conservator of MOUKALABA Doudou National Park informed judicial police officers that an elephant was being killed in the river of the national park, where the bones of this animal were found. Following the investigations, Mbina and Nziengui were arrested.

On January 13, 2019 at Makokou, Mbondazokou Jean Valentin, Mbetsakame Régis, Nzingo Satoka Carl Boris were apprehended by judicial police officers who found them in possession of two ivory tusks hidden inside a bag of rice. Mbondazokou Jean Valentin and Mbetsakame Régis admitted the facts i.e.

In 2019, NGUIMBI Francis was clearing a plantation in Gamba, he allegedly found at the foot of a tree stump, a bag containing nine (09) ivory tusks, that's when he decided to keep them, before going to Tchibanga to hand them over to his little brother, waiting to find a buyer.

Nguiamoussangou killed one elephant and removed the two tusks that he kept for ten days. Later on Lemy went to his house to collect the tusks for sale. Informed of the illegal transaction, an undercovered agent offered to buy the tusks and it is at this moment that both were arrested.

In September 2019, while they were about to sell ivory tusks in a motel, Ndzang Mindzeme Norbert was apprehended by judicial police officers in possession of the so-called trophies.

In October 2019, the agents of the Ogoué-Ivindo research branch were informed that an individual was holding the ivory trophies he wished to sell, for this purpose an investigation was opened and led to the arrest of Moukambi François, found in possession of four pieces of ivory weighing 19.3 kg.

In November 2020, judicial police agents were informed that an individual was in possession of ivory tusks that he intended to sell. An investigation was opened that led to the arrest of MOUKAGNA PANGO Emerson Necker found in possession of six ivory tusks cut into 13 pieces of 10 kgs while he was in a hotel room, the place of the transaction.

In January 2013, at Etakanyabe by Makokou in the Ogooué Ivindo Province in the judicial area of Franceville, the Toyota Hilux 4x4 vehicle, driven by Messimo Rodrigue with Mbombi, Lindo and Egales on board were arrested with park agents at a check point after breaking through the barrier that was erected there.

In September 2019, following an information related to ivory trafficking judicial police agents of Mouila arrested Motombi Ngoubou Mari Laure. During her interrogation, she declared that she was commissioned by Silla Demba to collect a parcel and deliver to someone at ”Beaux garçons” junction.