A notorious wildlife smuggler is finally behind bars
Liberian Moazu Kromah, known as “Kampala Man”, led a wildlife trafficking syndicate before his arrest in the Ugandan capital in February 2017. Five years later, and 11 000km away from Kampala, Kromah entered into a plea bargain with the Southern District of New York, which is known for tackling high-profile organised crime and corruption cases. Earlier this month, he pleaded guilty to…
Read Article →Two alleged rhino poachers apprehended
Two alleged rhino poachers in connection with the 11 rhinos poached in Etosha National park have been apprehended, an official said this week. The ongoing police operation at Etosha National Park led to the arrest of two rhino poachers on Wednesday evening, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said, adding that…
Read Article →Two Asian elephant tusks seized at Rajamahendravaram, two-member gang held
On June 4, the gang arrived at Rajamahendravaram to sell the tusks which they got from a Hyderabad-based kingpin. The Rajamahendravaram city police seized two tusks of an endangered Asian elephant from an inter-State gang that had arrived in the city to sell them to their targeted customers in Andhra Pradesh. The Asian elephant falls…
Read Article →Hanoi police seize biggest bear bile haul
Hanoi Police netted the largest haul of illegal bear bile in the country, according to a press release from the NGO Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on June 3. Hanoi Police netted the largest haul of illegal bear bile in the country, according to a press release from the NGO Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on June 3….
Read Article →Hluhluwe Imfolozi rhino poacher handed 28-year prison sentence
A 45-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to an effective 28 years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to hunt rhino, two counts of hunting and killing a protected species and one count of hunting without a permit. The Empangeni regional court in KwaZulu-Natal sentenced Michael Kleinbaas Masuku for the incidents that took place…
Read Article →Yemeni national arrested at Entebbe Airport with 15kg of Rhino horns
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) canine unit has arrested a Yemeni national with 26 pieces of rhino horns weighing 15 kilogrammes. The suspect identified as Al-Maamari Maged Mutahar Ali was arrested at 3.10am on May 29 during a regular luggage check by the national conservation’s canine unit that is permanently stationed at Entebbe International Airport….
Read Article →DR Congo authorities seize 1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory
The seizure marks one of the largest in Africa in years. Authorities in the southeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized one and a half tonnes of elephant ivory, legal and environmental officials said, one of the largest hauls in Africa in years. Officers discovered the smuggled tusks aboard trucks in the…
Read Article →Woman found guilty of importing over 1,000 elephant tusks from Nigeria
SINGAPORE – A Vietnamese woman was a director of a trading company when it imported a 40-foot container containing more than 1,000 elephant tusks from Apapa, Nigeria. On Wednesday (March 23), following a trial, District Judge Ong Chin Rhu found Dao Thi Boi, 40, guilty of an offence under the Endangered Species (Import & Export)…
Read Article →After the series Real Extermination in the “Virtual World”: Experts call for wildlife protection regulations
Immediately after Dan Viet Online Newspaper published a series of articles reflecting the situation of wildlife trade in real life and the “virtual world”, many local authorities have inspected and handled the violations. A reputable legal expert emphasized: “There is a need for wildlife protection regulations.” The fine imposed on the “female boss” was not…
Read Article →Real extermination in the “virtual world”: Promptly push back the “virtual markets of destruction”
In 2021, it is estimated that Vietnam has recorded 2.470 cases of violations on the internet related to the trade of bears, tigers, rhinos, ivories, monkeys, pangolin,… There are also thousands of other unresolved cases related to wildlife that have not been investigated and prosecuted. Experts consider this issue to be an all-important issue that…
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