Cameroon: The arrest of six presumed traffickers of ivory
The suspects belong to an organized ivory trafficking network whose ramifications extend as far as Nigeria. Six suspected ivory traffickers were arrested in early December in the eastern region of Cameroon, in a joint operation by the departmental delegation of the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife and the police. This operation was carried out with technical assistance from LAGA, an NGO specializing in law enforcement on wildlife. Two of the suspects were arrested on December 2 in Bertoua, the regional capital, with four ivory tusks, two of which came from baby elephants. They were arrested while trying to carry out their illicit transaction. Further investigations led to the arrest on December 3 in the locality of Yokadouma of four other suspects.
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