Linked Seizures Index
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.
#7. HKG, 01-13, 1323 kg Fredrick Sababu Mungule
#11. KEN, 08-10, 2160 kg Kenneth Kamau Maina
#20. KEN, 12-16, 1097 kg Ephantus Mbare
#31. SGP, 03-14, 1000 kg Mohamed Faki Yusuf
#40. SGP, 05-15, 4600 kg
#47. UGA, 01-19, 3299 kg Pham Van Chien
#48. VNM, 04-10, 2194 kg Unknown Kenyan facilitator
The following linked seizures have had no DNA analysis but have been linked through common involved persons, logistics, mobile phone data or modus operandi. 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 #110 was made in Kenya in April 2014 and the reported seizure weight was 784 kilogrammes. The primary accused was a Guinean national, N’Faly Doukoure.
#110. KEN, 04-14, 784 kg N’Faly Doukoure (GUI)
#116. KEN, 03-16, 112 kg Thomas Muhoro Ngatia
#117. KEN, 06-17, 217 kg Abdinur Ibrahim Ali
#118. KEN, 01-20, 55 kg Thomas Muhoro Ngatia
#122. KEN, 01-13, 1833 kg Fredrick Sababu Mungule
#124. THA, 03-11, 2033 kg Fredrick Sababu Mungule