187 elephant tusks impounded in Yaounde

A truck laden with 187 elephant tusks was seized Monday morning at Yaoundé Airport’s forest and wildlife station, reports say.The cargo apparently set for export was hidden in the back of a truck whose occupants have been on the run since the discovery.

According to official estimates from the forest and wildlife station at Nsimalen Airport, the seizure is worth one hundred million CFA francs on the local market.

An investigation was launched to track down the network that facilitated the mass slaughter of elephants, a fully protected species in Cameroon.