On the Trail - Robin des Bois

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Seizure of 8 tusks or parts of ivory, 8 ivory masks,
15 belts made out of ivory, 20 lion teeth, 22 lion
claws, a rhino head and a live parrot.
Mbezi Beach, Region of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
August 9, 2013
The raid took place at the home of a 64 year old
British logistics expert. The company for which he
had worked, the Afrikaans Trans Logistics based in
Johannesburg, had closed in 2012. The authorities
also found pieces of ebony, precious stones and a
hippopotamus skin that the accused was about to
sell.
© Bruno Congar, Robin des Bois
Seizure of 2 tusks
Ljebu Igbo, State of Ogun, Nigeria
August 11, 2013
The 8 suspects were arrested. They were trying to
sell the tusks around a hundred kilometres far from
Lagos. 7 of them belonged to a local village. Orders
appear to be taken from local « community leaders
». The elephant had been killed on August 8. He belonged
to a group whose population is estimated
to be of 348 individuals in 2006 (IUCN).
Seizure of 5 tusk pieces
Nkararo, Masai Mara National Park, Narok County,
Kenya
11 August 2013
The couple was arrested during the night of Sunday,
August 11 carrying 5 unregistered elephant
tusks estimated at US$ 34,000.
REPEATED OFFENCE
Seizure of 93 kg of Ivory (10 tusks cut into 26
pieces)
Franceville, Province of Haut-Ogooué, Gabon
August 12, 2013
Obama is apparently one of the key men in trafficking
of precious animal goods. He has been to
prison already several times. The arrest took place
thanks to sharing of information between Conservation
Justice and teams from the forest and water
preservation services. The 5 elephants were killed
and mutilated in the forests of Haut-Ogooué. The
tusks were driven to Franceville first, then to be
sent to Libreville. In Franceville, Obama and Boston,
his accomplice, were hidden, them and the tusks,
by the Concierge at the University of Science and
Technology of Masuku.
Seizure of 2 ivory vases
District of Katmandou, Central Development
Region, Nepal
13 August 2013
The group specialized in the creation of ivory vases.
2 of them were found at the home of one of the 7
suspects and in a craft store. 5 of the suspects were
of Nepalese nationality, one of Chinese nationality,
and the other of Indian nationality.
Seizure of 6.9 kg of worked ivory
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi,
Kenya
14 August 2013
The ivory was hidden in 15 bags and declared as
macadamia nuts. A 31-year-old Chinese citizen had
transported it. She first denied the charges before
pleading guilty. On August 22, she was condemned
to 8 months of prison for illegal possession of ivory,
15 months for contraband and 8 months for failure
to declare. The prison charge of 31 months cannot
be replaced by the payment of a fine.
Seizure of 10 pieces of tusks (26 kg)
Mwanza, Region of Mwanza, Tanzania
August 14, 2013
A 27-year-old man was arrested carrying the ivory.
He was coming from Buhema (Mara Region) travelling
on a bus that links Musoma to Mwanza. The
ivory was hidden in a bag of coal.
Route Musoma – Mwanza © Nosala
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