Cameroon - Anti-poaching operation: 700 kilograms of pangolin scales seized in the East

Three traffickers are being prosecuted before the Yokadouma High Court for illegal pangolin scale trafficking. Their arrest on May 5 by the Boumba-et-Ngoko Forest and Wildlife Delegation, in collaboration with the national Gendarmerie and technical support from LAGA, uncovered over 700 kilograms of scales. The suspects, part of a criminal network operating in Cameroon and neighboring Central African countries, allegedly collected and stored these scales for illegal trade.