Activity reports 2013

Activity report December 2013

Activity report December 2013
An ecoguard working in the Waza national park arrested with elephant parts and other protected wildlife products. 2 ivory traffickers arrested in Lomie – East transporting ivory using the vehicule of the Ngoyla municipality – East Region.

Activity report November 2013

Activity report November 2013
4 dealers arrested in 2 different operations in Makenene and Yaounde. 3 major dealers were sentenced this month in Djoum and Edea for killing and trading in elephant products.

Activity report October 2013

Activity report October 2013
6 dealers arrested in 3 different operations in Lomie, Yaounde and Garoua. 2 international dealers arrested in Garoua – North with a variety of protected wildlife products. 3 major ivory traffickers were sentenced to serve prison terms in Yaounde - Center

Activity report September 2013

Activity report September 2013
The President of the national syndicate of live wildlife exploiters in Cameroon and his Chinese partner slammed prison terms by the Court of First Instance – Limbe. 3 years imprisonment term meted on a major dealer in Yokadouma – East. Chinese trafficker arrested at Nsimalen Airport with giant pangolin scales; another dealer arrested in Edea – Littoral with elephant parts.

Activity report August 2013

Activity report August 2013
10 suspects arrested this month in 5 different operations A high level MINFOF official arrested for suspected complicity and corruption in connection to ivory stolen from national stock. The biggest wildlife trafficker in Cameroon arrested in connection to Chinese giant pangolin scales dealer in Limbe. Chinese trafficker arrested at Nsimalen Airport with ivory and giant pangolin scales.

Activity report July 2013

Activity report July 2013
A wildlife case sent to the Special Criminal Court in an exceptional move by the Government of Cameroon. Dealer in lion skin arrested in Mbandjock – Center.

Activity report June 2013

Activity report June 2013
Ivory previously deposited in National Stock discovered among elephant tusks seized in LAGA – MINFOF operation in Douala – Littoral. 2 operations within 1 hour arrests 4 major dealers in ivory in Douala with a total of 18 elephant tusks and 32 ivory pieces.

Activity report May 2013

Activity report May 2013
An operation led to the arrest of a female dealer in protected bush meat in Sangmelima – South. Female dealer in live primate sentenced in Douala – Littoral

Activity report April 2013

Activity report April 2013
Chinese dealer and his Cameroonian accomplices arrested with 7 big sacs of giant pangolin scales while attempting to send them to Nigeria. Another international ivory trafficker with connections to the Republic of Congo, South Africa and Guinea Bissau arrested in Djoum - South.

Activity report March 2013

Activity report March 2013
7 dealers arrested in 4 different operations 2 international ivory traffickers with a base in the Republic of Congo arrested.

Activity report February 2013

Activity report February 2013
3 international ivory traffickers belonging to the same network arrested with 24 elephant tusks. The busted network has connections in Congo, Gabon, France, Belgium and Italy.

Activity report January 2013

Activity report January 2013
2 operations arresting 2 wildlife dealers rescuing 4 live primates.