Activity reports 2010

Activity report December 2010

Activity report December 2010
3 international wildlife traffickers arrested in Buea – South West Region with about 700 African Grey Parrots and corruption attempts observed. 2 other arrest operations carried out against 2 dealers.

Activity report November 2010

Activity report November 2010
4 arrest operations carried out in 4 different countries with the arrest of a total of 21 major dealers within 5 days in Regional Law Enforcement. Gabon- Conservation Justice arrests 16 ivory dealers in 3 operations with 105Kg ivory. 4 arrest operations carried out against 6 major dealers in Cameroon.

Activity report October 2010

Activity report October 2010
An arrest operation carried out against 3 ivory dealers in Yaounde – Center. An Egyptian involved in the illegal trade of ivory following an arrest operation in Yaounde – Center. His involvement in international ivory trade still being investigated.

Activity report September 2010

Activity report September 2010
5 arrest operations against 12 dealers; 2 of the operations within 2 days.

Activity report August 2010

Activity report August 2010
4 arrests in 1 day in 2 different parts of Cameroon – 2 dealers arrested with 13 Turtle shells in Limbe – South West; 2 dealers in leopard skin arrested in Sangmelima - South. A dealer in ivory sentenced in Abong Mbang - East.

Activity report July 2010

Activity report July 2010
3 parrot dealers of Ghanaian nationality sentenced in Douala – Littoral. A recidivist ivory dealer arrested in Lomie – East.

Activity report June 2010

Activity report June 2010
5 arrest operations against 6 dealers; 4 of the operations within 1 week. A highly placed government official implicated in illegal wildlife trade and corruption sent to early retirement.

Activity report May 2010

Activity report May 2010
A major dealer arrested with 50 python skins in Nkambe – North West Region. A parrot capturer belonging to a network arrested in Kribi – South Region while trying to illegally trade in parrots.

Activity report April 2010

Activity report April 2010
A dealer arrested in Kribi – South Region with 2sea turtle shells, as a continuation of the crackdown on illegal trade in these products.

Activity report March 2010

Activity report March 2010
2 ivory dealers involved in 1 ton ivory trafficking sentenced to 1 year imprisonment and to pay a record sum of over $116,500 as fines and damages. 2 dealers arrested in Kribi – South Region with 14 sea turtle shells, an areawhere several projects claimed to work on the protection of sea turtles for years. Ivory dealer arrested in Abong Mbang – East Region with elephant tusks.

Activity report February 2010

Activity report February 2010
3 international parrot traffickers arrested in Douala – Littoral, more than 300 parrots seized exposing more of this trade due to lack of prosecutions. Ivory dealer sentenced to 8 months imprisonment in Yaounde.

Activity report January 2010

Activity report January 2010
Operations started against 4 international parrot traffickers in Douala – Littoral following the seizure of more than 1000 parrots. A principal Internet wildlife dealer arrested in Buea – South West Region