With assistance from the South Africa Investigative Liason, suspects involved in abalone trafficking were located in the Western Cape region of South Africa. Permission was granted to conduct a search that resulted in the seizure of equipment and vehicle used to process abalone.
In South Africa, with the assistance from the Investigative Liason, a rhino poaching group was located and 5 suspects arrested who were in possession of a rifle. silencer, ammunition and an axe. The operation successfully thwarted a potential poaching incident in the Phalaborwa Limpopo region. This investigation has been dubbed Operation Amherst.
On June 26, 2023, the South Africa Investigative Liason provided information to a joint operation in Johannesburg, South Africa that resulted in the arrest of 3 suspects and the seizure of one (1) live pangolin. One of the individuals was Conservation K-9 employee while another subject was wanted on an outstanding warrant for rhino poaching …
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On June 8, 2023, the South African Investigative Liason assisted the South African National Parks with an investigation that led to the arrest of 4 subjects involved in the attempted sale of a live pangolin. One of those arrested was a SANParks field ranger from the Letaba Field Station.
On May 23, 2023, the seller of 4 white lion cubs was arrested during a Focused Conservation supported undercover law enforcement operation in Mulderdrift, South Africa. The South African Investigative Liason, received intelligence that the 4 white lion cubs were taken from the Rhino and Lion Safari Park in Gauteng, South Africa. The seller was …
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Information provided by the South Africa Investigative Liason for the Operation Fish Eagle investigation resulted in a search warrant for property suspected involved in the trafficking of abalone in East Cape, South Africa. During the May 11, 2023 search, authorities found abalone on drying racks and three (3) suspects were arrested, to include one (1) …
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Operation Fish Eagle is an multi-agency investigation into the trafficking of abalone in Eastern Cape, South Africa. On May 2, 2023, with assistance from the South African Investigative Liason, the team monitored and intercepted suspect vehicles which resulted in the seizure of 9398 units of abalone valued at $110,000 USD. The driver escaped,however two (2) …
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On March 25, 2023, an operation in South Africa assisted by the South Africa Investigative Liason resulted in the arrest of one suspect and the seizure of three (3) live endangered brown hyenas, believed to be a mother and two pups. The suspect transported the 3 hyenas inside metal barrels in the back of his …
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