The following linked seizures have been sampled for DNA, with analysis completed to determine origin within Africa of the ivory.  Each numbered seizure is identified by a combination of three letter country ‘ISO’ for the country where the seizure was made, the month/year of the seizure, and the seizure weight in kilogrammes. The name of the primary accused is added where known and/or where a prosecution was initiated.  As example, seizure #1 was made in the United Arab Emirates in May 2013 and the reported seizure weight was 1478 kilogrammes.

The link will take you to the synopsis of the seizure and detail of how it is linked to other seizures.  The details for those seizures highlighted in red will be forthcoming.

#1.   SGP, 06-02, 6333 kg       No Prosecution       

#8.   VNM, 04-10, 2194 kg     Unknown Kenyan facilitator

#9.  KEN, 08-10, 2160 kg       Kenneth Kamau Maina

#13. KEN, 12-11, 1478 kg        No Prosecution

#14.  LKA, 05-12, 1539 kg    

#18.  MYS, 12-12, 6043 kg 

#19.    HKG, 01-13, 1323 kg      Fredrick Sababu Mungule

#20. KEN, 01-13, 3827 kg         Fredrick Sababu Mungule

#21. ARE, 05-13, 1478 kg 

#23. KEN, 06-13, 1478 kg        No Prosecution

#25. KEN, 07-13, 3287 kg        Nicholas John Maweu

#28. KEN, 10-13, 1956 kg        No Prosecution

#29.  KEN, 10-13, 2898 kg       No Prosecution

#30.  UGA, 10-13, 2903 kg      Odhiambo Owino (never apprehended)

#31.  UGA, 12-13, 1440 kg       No Prosecution

#33. SGP, 03-14, 1000 kg       Mohamed Faki Yusuf

#35.  KEN, 06-14, 2252 kg      Feisal Mohamed Ali

#38. SGP, 05-15, 4600 kg     Abdurahman Mahmoud Sheikh aka Said Juma Said (not charged for this shipment – see #125 THA, 04-15, 3.1t)

#41.  KEN, 12-16, 1097 kg      Ephantus Mbare

#43.  UGA, 02-17, 1303 kg      Moazu Kromah

#48.  UGA, 01-19, 3299 kg      Pham Van Chien

#49.  SGP, 07-19, 8800 kg      ‘Tiger’ Ma Jilin