Title:
Wildlife law enforcement briefing
Publication Year:
2024
Abstract:

4 ivory traffickers arrested with 3 tusks in Congo in a crackdown on judicial corruption. One of them is the head clerk of the high court of Dolisie who used his position to traffic seized ivory from the court’s evidence room. He was denounced by the other traffickers and a raid was carried out his home the following morning when he arrested. Two of the tusks bear markings corresponding to our operation from 2021. This is an important step in combatting corruption in the judicial system. 2 traffickers arrested with 3 elephant tusks, 41 ivory statues, and 13 hippo teeth in Togo. The main trafficker, head of the company Art Primitive, is a known well-connected international ivory trafficker that has been using complicity and corruption to secure his impunity till now. His illegal activities span many countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria among other countries in Asia and Europe. Interrogation revealed his involvement with counterfeiting money. 2 traffickers arrested with 4 leopard skins, 3 of which are young. The traffickers were arrested attempting to sell the leopard skins in the town of Soubre, in Western Côte d’Ivoire. The leopards were poached in the Tai National Park. The park is one of the last sanctuaries of tropical forest in the country and a refuge for many endangered species such as elephants, chimpanzees and leopards. The traffickers activated several local traffickers around the park.

Item Type:
Report
Language:
en

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