13 elephant tusks seized in Cameroon
Rangers, acting on a tip-off, have seized 13 elephant tusks from a remote village in Cameroon. Two men were arrested and a third suspect is sought, reports AllAfrica.com
Cameroon: Stopping Elephant Poaching in Southeast Cameroon
The Post (Buea)
18 April 2008
Game rangers in Yokadouma, East Province of Cameroon, recently confiscated 13 elephant tusks and made some arrests.The tusks were tucked away in a timber truck.
After swerving through the 180-km bumpy road from Nguilili, a village situated on the outskirts of Lobeke National Park, East Province, where the tusks came from, the truck pulled up in Yokadouma. Rangers, acting on a tip-off, swooped on it and began conducting a search which resulted in the seizure of two bags containing tusks.
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